sexuality

/sɛk.ʃuːˈæ.lɪ.ti/

//sɛk.ʃuːˈæ.lɪ.ti// noun

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"sexuality" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“sexuality” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #7,500. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,500
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The quality of being sexual; that which is characterized or distinguished by sex.

Corpus desk

Index EN-sexuality · sexuality · English

sexuality · rank #7,500 · 13 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,500
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH searched

Nearest frequency peer: searched (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “sexuality”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “sexuality” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

sexuality vs sexually
78% similar
sexuality vs sensuality
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for sexuality
PropertyValue
Headwordsexuality
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/sɛk.ʃuːˈæ.lɪ.ti/
Letters9
Frequency rank#7,500
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “sexuality”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).sexualitylands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “searched” (#7,499), “shouting” (#7,501), “scout” (#7,498). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “sexuality” is #7,500. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around sexuality (IPA /sɛk.ʃuːˈæ.lɪ.ti/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,500 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for sexuality, with forms such as "esxuality", "seuxality", and "sexaulity". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "sexually", "sensuality", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from New Latin sexuālitās. The correct English form is sexuality, spelled S-E-X-U-A-L-I-T-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    The quality of being sexual; that which is characterized or distinguished by sex.
  2. 2
    Sexual activity; concern with, or interest in, sexual activity.
  3. 3
    Sexual potency.
  4. 4
    Sexual orientation.
  5. 5
    Sexual identity, gender.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how sexuality appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Sexuality, then, is related to both biological sex and gender, and simultaneously is quite distinct from them. […] We employ sexuality to refer to all kinds of sexual relations, including sexual activities, eroticism, sexual identities, sexual meanings, and sexual politics.
  2. An alternative pattern of change from sexuality to asexuality in Ascomycotina could involve the widespread occurrence of female sterility. Both asexuality and 'female sterility' are widespread in Ascomycotina, and this may indicate that many ascomycotous Fungi Anamorphici have lost sexuality by a gradual process initiated by the loss or mutation of a gene…

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin sexuālitās.

Antonyms

asexuality

This word in other languages

sexualidad(Español)sexualité(Français)Sexualität(Deutsch)sexualidade(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • esxuality
  • seuxality
  • sexaulity
  • sexuailty
  • sexualitty
  • sexualityy
  • sexualiyt
  • sexuallity
  • sexualtiy
  • sexulaity
  • sexxuality
  • ssexuality
  • sxeuality

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sexuality - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

esxuality2seuxality2sexaulity2sexuailty2sexualitty1sexualityy1sexualiyt2sexuallity1
Edit distance from "sexuality"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sexuality"?
"sexuality" is spelled S-E-X-U-A-L-I-T-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /sɛk.ʃuːˈæ.lɪ.ti/.
What does "sexuality" mean?
As a noun, "sexuality" means: The quality of being sexual; that which is characterized or distinguished by sex.
What words are commonly confused with "sexuality"?
"sexuality" is commonly confused with "sexually", "sensuality". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sexuality"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sexuality" is /sɛk.ʃuːˈæ.lɪ.ti/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "sexuality"?
Borrowed from New Latin sexuālitās. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "sexuality", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

realizing13 variantsrandomly13 variantsportable13 variantswholesale13 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list