Sechszylinder

[ˈzɛkst͡syˌlɪndɐ]

/[ˈzɛkst͡syˌlɪndɐ]/ noun

The verdict

“Sechszylinder” is uncommon German (frequency #67,690 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,690
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Verbrennungsmotor, mit sechs Zylindern

Corpus desk

Index DE-sechszylinder · Sechszylinder · German

Sechszylinder · rank #67,690 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,690
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH secondhand

Nearest frequency peer: secondhand (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Sechszylinder“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Sechszylinder
PropertyValue
HeadwordSechszylinder
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzɛkst͡syˌlɪndɐ]
Letters13
Frequency rank#67,690
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Sechszylinder“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „secondhand“ (#67,691), „Schäfers“ (#67,688), „seeds“ (#67,692). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sechszylinder“ bei #67,690. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Sechszylinder is uncommon German at frequency #67,690 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzɛkst͡syˌlɪndɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Verbrennungsmotor, mit sechs Zylindern".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Sechszylinder, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Sechszylinder, spelled S-E-C-H-S-Z-Y-L-I-N-D-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Verbrennungsmotor, mit sechs Zylindern

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Volvo wird über kurz oder lang alle Fünf- und Sechszylinder außer Dienst stellen.“
  2. „Bei den Bayrischen Motorenwerken dauerte es bis zum Jahr 1972, bevor man sich entschloss, nach dem legendären Sechszylinder von 1971 unter den Namen M33 einen Zwölfzylindermotor zu bauen.“

Synonyms

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 "Sechszylinder"?
"Sechszylinder" is spelled S-E-C-H-S-Z-Y-L-I-N-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzɛkst͡syˌlɪndɐ].
What does "Sechszylinder" mean?
As a noun, "Sechszylinder" means: Verbrennungsmotor, mit sechs Zylindern
How do you pronounce "Sechszylinder"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sechszylinder" is [ˈzɛkst͡syˌlɪndɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sechszylinder" come from?
"Sechszylinder" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list