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sexual

Spanish, adjective/seɡˈswal/

sexual is spelled S-E-X-U-A-L (6 letters) and appears 55 times per million words in written Spanish, the 1,576th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sexual is a Spanish feminine adjective meaning “sexual (pertaining to the sex of an organism)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que pertenece o concierne al sexo”.

What does sexual mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    femininemasculinesexual (pertaining to the sex of an organism)

  2. 2

    femininemasculinesexual (pertaining to having sex)

  3. 3

    femininemasculinesexual (pertaining to sexual orientation or identity)

  4. 4

    femininemasculinesexual (characterized by sexual feelings or behaviors)

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. Que pertenece o concierne al sexo

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of sexual

  • sexuales feminine masculine plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce sexual?

  • /seɡˈswal/
  • [seɣ̞ˈswal]
  • [sekˈswal]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to sexual

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is sexual in Spanish?

sexual appears 55 times per million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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