sechstens
[ˈzɛkstn̩s]
The verdict
“sechstens” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - an sechster Stelle (einer Aufzählung, Gliederung oder Ähnlichem) stehend
Corpus desk
Index DE-sechstens · sechstens · German
sechstens · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" 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 | sechstens |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | [ˈzɛkstn̩s] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „sechstens“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
sechstens is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed [ˈzɛkstn̩s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "an sechster Stelle (einer Aufzählung, Gliederung oder Ähnlichem) stehend".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for sechstens, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is sechstens, spelled S-E-C-H-S-T-E-N-S.
Definition
- 1an sechster Stelle (einer Aufzählung, Gliederung oder Ähnlichem) stehend
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how sechstens appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sechstens weise ich Sie darauf hin, dass das Rauchen ausschließlich an diesem Ort gestattet ist.
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.