sechstes

[ˈzɛkstəs]

/[ˈzɛkstəs]/ unknown

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The verdict

“sechstes” is uncommon German (frequency #50,874 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as an unknown. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,874
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-sechstes · sechstes · German

sechstes · rank #50,874 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,874
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schüttel

Nearest frequency peer: schüttel (-2 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 „sechstes“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for sechstes
PropertyValue
Headwordsechstes
LanguageGerman
Part of speechUnknown
IPA[ˈzɛkstəs]
Letters8
Frequency rank#50,874
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „sechstes“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).sechstesfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „schüttel“ (#50,872), „seidenen“ (#50,876), „Selbstdisziplin“ (#50,877). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „sechstes“ bei #50,874. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sechstes is uncommon German at frequency #50,874 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anunknown, transcribed [ˈzɛkstəs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "unbestimmte neutrale Deklination von sechste".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for sechstes, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is sechstes, spelled S-E-C-H-S-T-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    unbestimmte neutrale Deklination von 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 "sechstes"?
"sechstes" is spelled S-E-C-H-S-T-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzɛkstəs].
What does "sechstes" mean?
As an unknown, "sechstes" means: unbestimmte neutrale Deklination von sechste
How do you pronounce "sechstes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sechstes" is [ˈzɛkstəs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sechstes" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

schüttel#50,872seidenen#50,876Schamane#50,859Rüstzeug#50,847

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list