Sextett

[zɛksˈtɛt]

/[zɛksˈtɛt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Sextett” is uncommon German (frequency #58,294 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,294
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Gruppe von sechs Musizierenden (Singstimmen oder Instrumente)

Corpus desk

Index DE-sextett · Sextett · German

Sextett · rank #58,294 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,294
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Sexspielzeug

Nearest frequency peer: Sexspielzeug (-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 „Sextett“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Sextett
PropertyValue
HeadwordSextett
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[zɛksˈtɛt]
Letters7
Frequency rank#58,294
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Sextett“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Sexspielzeug“ (#58,293), „Siedlern“ (#58,296), „semantischen“ (#58,291). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sextett“ bei #58,294. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Sextett is uncommon German at frequency #58,294 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [zɛksˈtɛt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Sextett, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Sextett, spelled S-E-X-T-E-T-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Gruppe von sechs Musizierenden (Singstimmen oder Instrumente)
  2. 2
    ein Musikstück für sechs Sänger oder sechs Instrumente
  3. 3
    Gruppe von sechs Personen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Morgen spielt unser Sextett auf dem Open-Air-Festival.
  2. „Ein Sextett wird die deutschen Farben bei den Shorttrack-Weltmeisterschaften in Shanghai (9. bis 11. März) vertreten.“

Synonyms

Sechs-Mann-OrchesterSechs-Personen-Orchester

Antonyms

SoloDuoTrioQuartettQuintettSeptettOktett

This word in other languages

sextet(English)sexteto(Español)sextuor(Français)

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 "Sextett"?
"Sextett" is spelled S-E-X-T-E-T-T. The IPA pronunciation is [zɛksˈtɛt].
What does "Sextett" mean?
As a noun, "Sextett" means: eine Gruppe von sechs Musizierenden (Singstimmen oder Instrumente)
How do you pronounce "Sextett"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sextett" is [zɛksˈtɛt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sextett" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Sketche#58,301Sparren#58,308schämte#58,278Schwall#58,272

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list