sexless
adjective
sexless is spelled S-E-X-L-E-S-S: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 65,913th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, sexless means “Without sexual activity” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in sexless?
| Letters | 7: S-E-X-L-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 65,913th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is sexless?
Sexless appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 65,913th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce sexless?
Sexless has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-sexless.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does sexless mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Without sexual activity.
They have a sexless marriage.
- 2
Without physical or behavioral sexual distinction.
- 3
Provoking or showing no sexual desire.
A small child is sexless.
- 4
Without sex appeal.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sexless in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense not having sexual characteristics:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | asexué |
| German | geschlechtslos |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does sexless come from?
From sex + -less. Compare sexful.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).