sechs

[zɛks]

/[zɛks]/ num

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The verdict

“sechs” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #650. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#650
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sechs, die Zahl zwischen fünf und sieben

Corpus desk

Index DE-sechs · sechs · German

sechs · rank #650 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #650
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schlecht

Nearest frequency peer: schlecht (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “sechs”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “sechs” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

sechs vs ses
60% similar
sechs vs sich
60% similar
sechs vs sehr
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for sechs
PropertyValue
Headwordsechs
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNumeral
IPA[zɛks]
Letters5
Frequency rank#650
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “sechs” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).sechsliegt hier:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „schlecht“ (#649), „Spiele“ (#651), „Moment“ (#648). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around sechs (IPA [zɛks]), anumeral. Corpus frequency is #650 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for sechs, with forms such as "eschs", "scehs", and "secchs". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ses", "sich", "sehr", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is sechs, spelled S-E-C-H-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    sechs, die Zahl zwischen fünf und sieben
  2. 2
    „sechs Uhr“ oder „achtzehn Uhr“

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how sechs appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ich bin sechs Wochen krankgeschrieben.
  2. In den Tropen geht die Sonne immer um sechs unter.

Synonyms

halbesDutzendUhrachtzehn

This word in other languages

six(English)seis(Español)six(Français)seis(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eschs
  • scehs
  • secchs
  • sechhs
  • sechss
  • secsh
  • sehcs
  • ssechs

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sechs - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

eschs2scehs2secchs1sechhs1sechss1secsh2sehcs2ssechs1
Edit distance from "sechs"

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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sechs"?
"sechs" is spelled S-E-C-H-S. The IPA pronunciation is [zɛks].
What does "sechs" mean?
As a numeral, "sechs" means: sechs, die Zahl zwischen fünf und sieben
What words are commonly confused with "sechs"?
"sechs" is commonly confused with "ses", "sich", "sehr". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sechs"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sechs" is [zɛks]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sechs" come from?
"sechs" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "sechs", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

video#654wobei#644Mitte#660reden#640

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Spiele8 variantszweite8 variantsAugust8 variantswillst8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list