Sechszylinder
[ˈzɛkst͡syˌlɪndɐ]
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
- schwungvolle
schwungvolle
32,315 corpus weight
- schwäbisches
schwäbisches
32,314 corpus weight
- Schäfers
Schäfers
32,313 corpus weight
- Sechszylind…
Sechszylinder
32,311 corpus weight
- secondhand
secondhand
32,310 corpus weight
- seeds
seeds
32,309 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Sechszylinder“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Sechszylinder |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈzɛkst͡syˌlɪndɐ] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #67,690 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Sechszylinder“ im Deutschen
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
- 1Verbrennungsmotor, mit sechs Zylindern
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Sechszylinder appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Volvo wird über kurz oder lang alle Fünf- und Sechszylinder außer Dienst stellen.“
„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.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).