sechsundzwanzig

[ˌzɛksʊntˈt͡svant͡sɪç]

/[ˌzɛksʊntˈt͡svant͡sɪç]/ num

The verdict

“sechsundzwanzig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a numeral. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Kardinalzahl zwischen fünfundzwanzig und siebenundzwanzig

Corpus desk

Index DE-sechsundzwanzig · sechsundzwanzig · German

sechsundzwanzig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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.

Key facts for sechsundzwanzig
PropertyValue
Headwordsechsundzwanzig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNumeral
IPA[ˌzɛksʊntˈt͡svant͡sɪç]
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „sechsundzwanzig“ im Deutschen

sechsundzwanzigliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sechsundzwanzig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anumeral, transcribed [ˌzɛksʊntˈt͡svant͡sɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for sechsundzwanzig in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is sechsundzwanzig, spelled S-E-C-H-S-U-N-D-Z-W-A-N-Z-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Kardinalzahl zwischen fünfundzwanzig und siebenundzwanzig
  2. 2
    sechsundzwanzig Jahre (alt)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Auf der Weide stehen sechsundzwanzig Kühe.
  2. Nächstes Jahr werde ich sechsundzwanzig.

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sechsundzwanzig"?
"sechsundzwanzig" is spelled S-E-C-H-S-U-N-D-Z-W-A-N-Z-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌzɛksʊntˈt͡svant͡sɪç].
What does "sechsundzwanzig" mean?
As a numeral, "sechsundzwanzig" means: die Kardinalzahl zwischen fünfundzwanzig und siebenundzwanzig
How do you pronounce "sechsundzwanzig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sechsundzwanzig" is [ˌzɛksʊntˈt͡svant͡sɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sechsundzwanzig" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list