sechst

[zɛkst]

/[zɛkst]/ num

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The verdict

“sechst” is uncommon German (frequency #78,533 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a numeral. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,533
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit mit einer Gruppe aus sechs Individuen etwas machen

Corpus desk

Index DE-sechst · sechst · German

sechst · rank #78,533 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,533
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Seelenfrieden

Nearest frequency peer: Seelenfrieden (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „sechst“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „sechst“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for sechst
PropertyValue
Headwordsechst
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNumeral
IPA[zɛkst]
Letters6
Frequency rank#78,533
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „sechst“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).sechstfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Seelenfrieden“ (#78,534), „seger“ (#78,535), „scrollt“ (#78,530). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „sechst“ bei #78,533. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sechst is uncommon German at frequency #78,533 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anumeral, transcribed [zɛkst]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mit mit einer Gruppe aus sechs Individuen etwas machen".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for sechst, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is sechst, spelled S-E-C-H-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit mit einer Gruppe aus sechs Individuen etwas machen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Zu sechst lagen die Eier im Karton im Verkaufsregal.

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 "sechst"?
"sechst" is spelled S-E-C-H-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [zɛkst].
What does "sechst" mean?
As a numeral, "sechst" means: mit mit einer Gruppe aus sechs Individuen etwas machen
How do you pronounce "sechst"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sechst" is [zɛkst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sechst" come from?
"sechst" 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 "sechst", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ruhend#78,482rostig#78,479Rekrut#78,462Stylus#78,605

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list