Phrase guide

sex position

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of the physical positions adopted for sexual intercourse.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: seksposisie — sex position
  • Arabic: وَضْع جِنْسِيّ (waḍʕ jinsiyy) — sex position
  • Chinese Mandarin: 性交體位 /性交体位 (xìngjiāo tǐwèi) — sex position
  • Chinese Mandarin: 性交姿勢 /性交姿势 (xìngjiāo zīshì) — sex position
  • Danish: samlejestilling — sex position
  • Danish: sexstilling — sex position
  • Dutch: sekspositie — sex position
  • Dutch: seksstandje — sex position
  • Finnish: yhdyntäasento — sex position
  • French: position sexuelle — sex position
  • German: Sexualpraktik — sex position
  • German: Sexualposition — sex position
  • German: Stellung — sex position
  • German: Sexstellung — sex position
  • Italian: posizione sessuale — sex position
  • Japanese: 性交体位 (seikō taii) — sex position
  • Japanese: 体位 (taii) — sex position
  • Korean: 성교 체위 (seonggyo chewi) — sex position
  • Latin: figura veneris — sex position
  • Norwegian Bokmål: samleiestilling — sex position
  • Polish: pozycja seksualna — sex position
  • Russian: сексуа́льная пози́ция (seksuálʹnaja pozícija) — sex position
  • Swahili: staili ya mapenzi — sex position
  • Swedish: sexställning — sex position
  • Swedish: samlagsställning — sex position
  • Turkish: seks pozisyonu — sex position