sexi

[ˈseksi]

/[ˈseksi]/ adj

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The verdict

“sexi” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #46,807. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,807
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que es físicamente atractivo y se comporta o viste de forma sexualmente sugerente.

Corpus desk

Index ES-sexi · sexi · Spanish

sexi · rank #46,807 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #46,807
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH seta

Nearest frequency peer: seta (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “sexi”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “sexi” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

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).

sexi vs sí
25% similar
sexi vs six
50% similar
sexi vs shi
50% similar

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

Key facts for sexi
PropertyValue
Headwordsexi
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈseksi]
Letters4
Frequency rank#46,807
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “sexi”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).sexicae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “seta” (#46,806), “señalé” (#46,808), “señorías” (#46,809). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “sexi” va en #46,807. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around sexi (IPA [ˈseksi]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #46,807 among 4,169 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for sexi, with forms such as "cexi", "esxi", and "seix". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "sí", "six", "shi", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is sexi, spelled S-E-X-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que es físicamente atractivo y se comporta o viste de forma sexualmente sugerente.
  2. 2
    Que puede provocar deseo sexual.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le gustan las mujeres sexis, de labios rojos y andares sensuales, de esas a las que no les preocupa nada más que el modelito que van a lucir al día siguiente
  2. Me había pasado una hora más o menos emborrachándome y observándola moverse al ritmo de la música con un vestido sexi negro y sin tirantes, hasta que al fin me decidí a efectuar un movimiento

This word in other languages

sexy(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cexi
  • esxi
  • seix
  • sexxi
  • ssexi
  • sxei

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sexi - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

cexi1esxi2seix2sexxi1ssexi1sxei2
Edit distance from "sexi"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sexi"?
"sexi" is spelled S-E-X-I. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈseksi].
What does "sexi" mean?
As an adjective, "sexi" means: Que es físicamente atractivo y se comporta o viste de forma sexualmente sugerente.
What words are commonly confused with "sexi"?
"sexi" is commonly confused with "sí", "six", "shi". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sexi"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sexi" is [ˈseksi]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sexi" come from?
"sexi" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

seta#46,806soez#46,818sade#46,795rift#46,793

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

tiara6 variantspateo6 variantsardió6 variantsazerí6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list