hexadezimal
[hɛksadet͡siˈmaːl]
The verdict
“hexadezimal” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - auf das Zahlensystem mit der Basis 16 bezogen
Corpus desk
Index DE-hexadezimal · hexadezimal · German
hexadezimal · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hexadezimal |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [hɛksadet͡siˈmaːl] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „hexadezimal“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
hexadezimal is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [hɛksadet͡siˈmaːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "auf das Zahlensystem mit der Basis 16 bezogen".
hexadezimal doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is hexadezimal, spelled H-E-X-A-D-E-Z-I-M-A-L.
Definition
- 1auf das Zahlensystem mit der Basis 16 bezogen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how hexadezimal appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der hexadezimale Wert „10“ entspricht dem dezimalen Wert „16“.
In der EDV-Welt wird die hexadezimale Darstellung oft zur Repräsentation eines Bytes verwendet.
Synonyms
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.