sechste

[ˈzɛkstə]

/[ˈzɛkstə]/ num

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The verdict

“sechste” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #10,364. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,364
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nach dem beziehungsweise der fünften kommend; dem siebten vorausgehend

Corpus desk

Index DE-sechste · sechste · German

sechste · rank #10,364 · 11 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,364
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schüchtern

Nearest frequency peer: schüchtern (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „sechste“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „sechste“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im 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).

sechste vs suchte
71% similar
sechste vs suchst
71% similar
sechste vs sechsten
88% similar

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

Key facts for sechste
PropertyValue
Headwordsechste
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNumeral
IPA[ˈzɛkstə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#10,364
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „sechste“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).sechsteliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „schüchtern“ (#10,363), „schwöre“ (#10,362), „Sophia“ (#10,366). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „sechste“ bei #10,364. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around sechste (IPA [ˈzɛkstə]), anumeral. Corpus frequency is #10,364 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "nach dem beziehungsweise der fünften kommend; dem siebten vorausgehend".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for sechste, with forms such as "eschste", "scehste", and "secchste". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "suchte", "suchst", "sechsten", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is sechste, spelled S-E-C-H-S-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    nach dem beziehungsweise der fünften kommend; dem siebten vorausgehend

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. F ist der sechste Buchstabe des lateinischen Alphabets.

This word in other languages

sixth(English)sexto(Español)sixième(Français)sexto(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eschste
  • scehste
  • secchste
  • sechhste
  • sechset
  • sechsste
  • sechstte
  • sechtse
  • secshte
  • sehcste
  • ssechste

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sechste - 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.

eschste2scehste2secchste1sechhste1sechset2sechsste1sechstte1sechtse2
Edit distance from "sechste"

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 "sechste"?
"sechste" is spelled S-E-C-H-S-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzɛkstə].
What does "sechste" mean?
As a numeral, "sechste" means: nach dem beziehungsweise der fünften kommend; dem siebten vorausgehend
What words are commonly confused with "sechste"?
"sechste" is commonly confused with "suchte", "suchst", "sechsten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sechste"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sechste" is [ˈzɛkstə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sechste" come from?
"sechste" 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 "sechste", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

schwöre#10,362Schnaps#10,360spinnen#10,368schmale#10,358

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Streich11 variantsVisionen11 variantsnetwork11 variantsMedaillen11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list