sexless
"sexless" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“sexless” is uncommon English (frequency #66,283 among 6,566 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #66,283
- frequency rank, English
- 6,566
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Without sexual activity.
Corpus desk
Index EN-sexless · sexless · English
sexless · rank #66,283 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #66,283
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,566
- PHOTO-FINISH sequined
Nearest frequency peer: sequined (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Frequency neighbourhood for “sexless”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- semiotic
semiotic
33,722 corpus weight
- sentai
sentai
33,721 corpus weight
- Sentosa
Sentosa
33,720 corpus weight
- sequined
sequined
33,719 corpus weight
- sexless
sexless
33,718 corpus weight
- Shedd
Shedd
33,716 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “sexless” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sexless |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #66,283 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “sexless” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
sexless is uncommon English at frequency #66,283 among 6,566 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
sexless doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From sex + -less. Compare sexful. The correct English form is sexless, spelled S-E-X-L-E-S-S.
Definition
- 1Without sexual activity.
- 2Without physical or behavioral sexual distinction.
- 3Provoking or showing no sexual desire.
- 4Without sex appeal.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how sexless appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
They have a sexless marriage.
They’re sexually active and eager throughout the first nine seasons, so this isn’t like the show breathing life into a sexless sitcom couple from the 1950s.
Etymology
From sex + -less. Compare sexful.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.