English–German

“sex” in German

German

Pronunciation

IPA/gəˈʃlɛçt/

Example

Welches Geschlecht hat das Baby?

What is the baby's sex?

Illustration for Geschlecht (sex)

How to say “sex” in German

“Sex” in German is Geschlecht.

One label connects a person's sex, a family's descent, and a noun's grammatical class.

Full entry for Geschlecht: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with Geschlecht

Wir haben versucht, das Geschlecht herauszufinden.

We tried to find out the sex.

Tips for using Geschlecht

  • For linguistic gender, German normally uses grammatisches Geschlecht, while Genus is also common in technical language.

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