sexte

[ˈzɛkstə]

/[ˈzɛkstə]/ verb

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs sexen

Corpus desk

Index DE-sexte · sexte · German

sexte · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 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 sexte
PropertyValue
Headwordsexte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈzɛkstə]
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „sexte“ im Deutschen

sextesitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

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

Rare enough to double-check

sexte is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈzɛkstə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

sexte doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is sexte, spelled S-E-X-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs sexen
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs sexen
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs sexen
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs sexen

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 "sexte"?
"sexte" is spelled S-E-X-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzɛkstə].
What does "sexte" mean?
As a verb, "sexte" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs sexen
How do you pronounce "sexte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sexte" is [ˈzɛkstə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sexte" come from?
"sexte" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list