Sext
[zɛkst]
The verdict
“Sext” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eines der Stundengebete: das Gebet zur sechsten Stunde, zum Mittag
Corpus desk
Index DE-sext · Sext · German
Sext · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Sext |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [zɛkst] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Sext“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Sext is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [zɛkst]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eines der Stundengebete: das Gebet zur sechsten Stunde, zum Mittag".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Sext, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Sext, spelled S-E-X-T.
Definition
- 1eines der Stundengebete: das Gebet zur sechsten Stunde, zum Mittag
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Sext appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Er hatte gerade die Sext, das tägliche Mittagsgebet des Klosters, beendet und führte das als Entschuldigung für seine Verspätung an.“
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.