hexad
/ˈhɛksæd/
"hexad" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“hexad” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A group of six.
Corpus desk
Index EN-hexad · hexad · English
hexad · 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 "H" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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 | hexad |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈhɛksæd/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “hexad” in English
Rare enough to double-check
hexad is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈhɛksæd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
hexad doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From hex- + -ad. The correct English form is hexad, spelled H-E-X-A-D.
Definition
- 1A group of six.
- 2An element or radical with the combining power of six units, i.e. six atoms of hydrogen.
Etymology
From hex- + -ad.
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.