sexting

[seksˈt̪ĩŋ]

/[seksˈt̪ĩŋ]/ noun

The verdict

“sexting” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #77,674 among 4,169 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,674
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Envío de mensajes o fotografías sexuales, eróticos o pornográficos, por medio de teléfonos móviles.

Corpus desk

Index ES-sexting · sexting · Spanish

sexting · rank #77,674 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,674
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH separata

Nearest frequency peer: separata (-2 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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “sexting”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “sexting” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for sexting
PropertyValue
Headwordsexting
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[seksˈt̪ĩŋ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#77,674
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “sexting” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.sextingcae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “separata” (#77,672), “shuffle” (#77,677), “sembrador” (#77,670). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “sexting” va en #77,674. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sexting is uncommon Spanish at frequency #77,674 among 4,169 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [seksˈt̪ĩŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Envío de mensajes o fotografías sexuales, eróticos o pornográficos, por medio de teléfonos móviles.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for sexting, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is sexting, spelled S-E-X-T-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Envío de mensajes o fotografías sexuales, eróticos o pornográficos, por medio de teléfonos móviles.

This word in other languages

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 "sexting"?
"sexting" is spelled S-E-X-T-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [seksˈt̪ĩŋ].
What does "sexting" mean?
As a noun, "sexting" means: Envío de mensajes o fotografías sexuales, eróticos o pornográficos, por medio de teléfonos móviles.
How do you pronounce "sexting"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sexting" is [seksˈt̪ĩŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sexting" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list