sechster

[ˈzɛkstɐ]

/[ˈzɛkstɐ]/ unknown

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The verdict

“sechster” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #22,886. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,886
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - unbestimmte männliche Deklination von sechste

Corpus desk

Index DE-sechster · sechster · German

sechster · rank #22,886 · 13 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,886
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schönberg

Nearest frequency peer: Schönberg (-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 „sechster“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „sechster“ 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).

sechster vs semester
75% similar
sechster vs sechste
88% similar
sechster vs Sechser
75% similar

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

Key facts for sechster
PropertyValue
Headwordsechster
LanguageGerman
Part of speechUnknown
IPA[ˈzɛkstɐ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#22,886
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „sechster“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.sechsterliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Schönberg“ (#22,885), „schämt“ (#22,884), „sehnt“ (#22,888). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „sechster“ bei #22,886. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around sechster (IPA [ˈzɛkstɐ]), anunknown. Corpus frequency is #22,886 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "unbestimmte männliche Deklination von sechste".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for sechster, with forms such as "eschster", "scehster", and "secchster". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "semester", "sechste", "Sechser", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is sechster, spelled S-E-C-H-S-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    unbestimmte männliche Deklination von sechste

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eschster
  • scehster
  • secchster
  • sechhster
  • sechsetr
  • sechsster
  • sechsterr
  • sechstre
  • sechstter
  • sechtser
  • secshter
  • sehcster
  • ssechster

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

eschster2scehster2secchster1sechhster1sechsetr2sechsster1sechsterr1sechstre2
Edit distance from "sechster"

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 "sechster"?
"sechster" is spelled S-E-C-H-S-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzɛkstɐ].
What does "sechster" mean?
As an unknown, "sechster" means: unbestimmte männliche Deklination von sechste
What words are commonly confused with "sechster"?
"sechster" is commonly confused with "semester", "sechste", "Sechser". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sechster"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sechster" is [ˈzɛkstɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sechster" come from?
"sechster" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

schläfst#22,876standing#22,903Rockstar#22,868steckten#22,906

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list