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KINKSpec

A clinical, non-explicit index of 389 kinks, fetishes and paraphilias — defined, classified, and ranked 0–100 by how common they are, with cited sources. Educational reference, not advice.

Power, Roles & Scenarios51 Identity & Transformation51 Acts & Activities48 Sensation & Pain41 Body Parts & Partialism39 Clinical Paraphilias35 View all categories →

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Kinks & fetishes by category

All 11 categories of human sexual and non-sexual interests — each grouped by what the kink or fetish centres on: a body part, an object, an act, or a relational dynamic. Pick a category to open its full list of entries.

Body Parts & Partialism
Erotic focus on a specific body part rather than the whole person, the partialisms.
Objects & Materials
Attraction routed through inanimate objects, textures, and materials.
Clothing & Garments
Interests centred on what the body wears, from fabric to footwear.
Body Functions & Fluids
Interests in the body's natural processes, secretions, and functions.
Power, Roles & Scenarios
The exchange of control, authority, and role, the architecture of dynamics.
Sensation & Pain
Intensity as the medium: pressure, temperature, restraint, and sensation play.
Identity & Transformation
Changing or reframing the self: persona, embodiment, becoming.
Acts & Activities
Defined by the act performed rather than an object or a body part.
Settings & Situations
Context as the charge: place, circumstance, and the chance of being seen.
Clinical Paraphilias
Interests recognised in the clinical literature, including those that cannot be acted on consensually.
Non-Sexual Fetishism
Fixations and affinities that are not erotic: anthropological, sensory, or colloquial.