Sexta
German, noun[ˈzɛksta]
Sexta is spelled S-E-X-T-A (5 letters) and appears about once in every 9 million words in written German, the 159,136th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sexta is a German feminine noun meaning “the sixth class of Gymnasium” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “erste Klasse am Gymnasium, das heißt insgesamt 5. Schuljahr; sechste Klasse am Gymnasium, das heißt insgesamt…”.
What does Sexta mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineobsoletethe first class of Gymnasium
- 2
Austriafemininethe sixth class of Gymnasium
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. erste Klasse am Gymnasium, das heißt insgesamt 5. Schuljahr; sechste Klasse am Gymnasium, das heißt insgesamt 10. Schuljahr
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Sexta
- Sexten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Sexta?
- [ˈzɛksta]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Sexta in German?
Sexta appears about once in every 9 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).