sexo

[ˈsekso]

/[ˈsekso]/ noun

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The verdict

“sexo” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #922. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#922
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Condición biológica que distingue al macho de la hembra, en las especies que presentan esta distinción

Corpus desk

Index ES-sexo · sexo · Spanish

sexo · rank #922 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #922
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH sabemos

Nearest frequency peer: sabemos (-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 “sexo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “sexo” 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).

sexo vs so
50% similar
sexo vs six
50% similar
sexo vs sto
50% similar

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

Key facts for sexo
PropertyValue
Headwordsexo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈsekso]
Letters4
Frequency rank#922
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “sexo”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.sexocae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “sabemos” (#921), “siete” (#923), “redes” (#920). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “sexo” va en #922. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around sexo (IPA [ˈsekso]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #922 among 4,169 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for sexo, with forms such as "cexo", "esxo", and "seox". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "so", "six", "sto", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is sexo, spelled S-E-X-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Condición biológica que distingue al macho de la hembra, en las especies que presentan esta distinción
  2. 2
    Conjunto de individuos de uno u otro sexo₁
  3. 3
    Por extensión, conjunto de roles y propiedades sociales que convencionalmente se atribuyen a cada uno de estos conjuntos en las culturas humanas
  4. 4
    Órganos genitales externos
  5. 5
    Acto sexual, biológicamente funcional a la reproducción de los animales vertebrados, en que entran en contacto los genitales de los participantes

Synonyms

género

This word in other languages

sex(English)sexe(Français)Geschlecht(Deutsch)sexo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cexo
  • esxo
  • seox
  • sexxo
  • ssexo
  • sxeo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sexo - 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.

cexo1esxo2seox2sexxo1ssexo1sxeo2
Edit distance from "sexo"

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 "sexo"?
"sexo" is spelled S-E-X-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈsekso].
What does "sexo" mean?
As a noun, "sexo" means: Condición biológica que distingue al macho de la hembra, en las especies que presentan esta distinción
What words are commonly confused with "sexo"?
"sexo" is commonly confused with "so", "six", "sto". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sexo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sexo" is [ˈsekso]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sexo" come from?
"sexo" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

club#909isla#939odio#942pudo#902

Similar misspelling depth

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

unión6 variantspost6 variantshice6 variantsvino6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list