hexahedron
/hɛksəˈhiːdɹən/noun
hexahedron is spelled H-E-X-A-H-E-D-R-O-N: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 95 million words in written English, the 313,259th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hexahedron means “A polyhedron with six faces” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hexahedron is hexahedra or hexahedrons.
How many letters and syllables are in hexahedron?
| Letters | 10: H-E-X-A-H-E-D-R-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 95 million words; the 313,259th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is hexahedron?
Hexahedron appears about once in every 95 million words in written English, the 313,259th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce hexahedron?
- /hɛksəˈhiːdɹən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-hexahedron.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of hexahedron
- hexahedra plural
- hexahedrons plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hexahedron mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A polyhedron with six faces.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hexahedron in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense polyhedron with six faces:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | hexaèdre |
| German | Hexaeder, Sechsflächner, 6-Flächner |
| Portuguese | hexaedro |
| Spanish | hexaedro |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does hexahedron come from?
From hexa- + -hedron. Piecewise doublet of sexahedron.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).