soixante

[swasɑ̃t]

/[swasɑ̃t]/ num

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sechzig

Corpus desk

Index DE-soixante · soixante · German

soixante · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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 soixante
PropertyValue
Headwordsoixante
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNumeral
IPA[swasɑ̃t]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „soixante“ im Deutschen

soixanteschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

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

Rare enough to double-check

soixante is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anumeral, transcribed [swasɑ̃t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sechzig".

soixante doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is soixante, spelled S-O-I-X-A-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    sechzig

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Il y a soixante secondes dans une minute.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "soixante"?
"soixante" is spelled S-O-I-X-A-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [swasɑ̃t].
What does "soixante" mean?
As a numeral, "soixante" means: sechzig
How do you pronounce "soixante"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "soixante" is [swasɑ̃t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "soixante" come from?
"soixante" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list