sexting

noun

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The verdict

“sexting” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #72,069 among 2,603 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,069
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,603
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ato de enviar material (fotos, vídeos, etc.) íntimo e sexualmente explícito para telefones celulares ou internete

Key facts for sexting
PropertyValue
Headwordsexting
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Frequency rank#72,069
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sexting” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). sexting lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sexting is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #72,069 among 2,603 “S” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ato de enviar material (fotos, vídeos, etc.) íntimo e sexualmente explícito para telefones celulares ou internete".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for sexting, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is sexting, spelled S-E-X-T-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato de enviar material (fotos, vídeos, etc.) íntimo e sexualmente explícito para telefones celulares ou internete

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 Portuguese 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.
What does "sexting" mean?
As a noun, "sexting" means: ato de enviar material (fotos, vídeos, etc.) íntimo e sexualmente explícito para telefones celulares ou internete
What language does "sexting" come from?
"sexting" is a Portuguese 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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Using “sexting”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is S-E-X-T-I-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list