sextortion
/sɛkˈstɔɹʃən/noun
sextortion is spelled S-E-X-T-O-R-T-I-O-N: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 55 million words in written English, the 231,291st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sextortion means “A form of sexual extortion; the extortion of a person through the use of the history of their sexual conduct (such as saved sexting messages)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in sextortion?
| Letters | 10: S-E-X-T-O-R-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 55 million words; the 231,291st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is sextortion?
Sextortion appears about once in every 55 million words in written English, the 231,291st 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 sextortion?
- /sɛkˈstɔɹʃən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-sextortion.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does sextortion mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
colloquialA form of sexual extortion; the extortion of a person through the use of the history of their sexual conduct (such as saved sexting messages).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sextortion in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | sextorsión |
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 sextortion come from?
Blend of sex + extortion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).