sexuelle

\sɛk.sɥɛl\

/\sɛk.sɥɛl\/ adj

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The verdict

“sexuelle” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #3,223. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,223
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Féminin singulier de sexuel.

Corpus desk

Index FR-sexuelle · sexuelle · French

sexuelle · rank #3,223 · 9 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,223
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH salaires

Nearest frequency peer: salaires (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « sexuelle »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « sexuelle » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

sexuelle vs sexuels
75% similar
sexuelle vs sexuelles
89% similar
sexuelle vs sexuel
75% similar

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

Key facts for sexuelle
PropertyValue
Headwordsexuelle
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\sɛk.sɥɛl\
Letters8
Frequency rank#3,223
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « sexuelle »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.sexuellese place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « salaires » (#3,222), « sportif » (#3,224), « réalisée » (#3,221). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « sexuelle » est au #3,223. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around sexuelle (IPA \sɛk.sɥɛl\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #3,223 among 6,032 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Féminin singulier de sexuel.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for sexuelle, with forms such as "esxuelle", "seuxelle", and "sexeulle". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "sexuels", "sexuelles", "sexuel", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is sexuelle, spelled S-E-X-U-E-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Féminin singulier de sexuel.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Ça désanatomise la localisation sexuelle du plaisir, au point qu’en effet…

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • esxuelle
  • seuxelle
  • sexeulle
  • sexuele
  • sexuelel
  • sexulele
  • sexxuelle
  • ssexuelle
  • sxeuelle

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

esxuelle2seuxelle2sexeulle2sexuele1sexuelel2sexulele2sexxuelle1ssexuelle1
Edit distance from "sexuelle"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sexuelle"?
"sexuelle" is spelled S-E-X-U-E-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \sɛk.sɥɛl\.
What does "sexuelle" mean?
As an adjective, "sexuelle" means: Féminin singulier de sexuel.
What words are commonly confused with "sexuelle"?
"sexuelle" is commonly confused with "sexuels", "sexuelles", "sexuel". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sexuelle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sexuelle" is \sɛk.sɥɛl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sexuelle" come from?
"sexuelle" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

salaires#3,222réalisée#3,221regrette#3,218anglaise#3,235

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

prêtre9 variantsactifs9 variantsapplique9 variantsnormes9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list