sexagonal

/sɛkˈsæɡənəl/

//sɛkˈsæɡənəl// adj

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"sexagonal" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“sexagonal” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Synonym of hexagonal.

Corpus desk

Index EN-sexagonal · sexagonal · English

sexagonal · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "S" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for sexagonal
PropertyValue
Headwordsexagonal
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/sɛkˈsæɡənəl/
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “sexagonal” in English

sexagonalsits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

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

Rare enough to double-check

sexagonal is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /sɛkˈsæɡənəl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Synonym of hexagonal.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for sexagonal in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. 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 sexagon + -al. Piecewise doublet of hexagonal. The correct English form is sexagonal, spelled S-E-X-A-G-O-N-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Synonym of hexagonal.

Etymology

From sexagon + -al. Piecewise doublet of hexagonal.

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 "sexagonal"?
"sexagonal" is spelled S-E-X-A-G-O-N-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is /sɛkˈsæɡənəl/.
What does "sexagonal" mean?
As an adjective, "sexagonal" means: Synonym of hexagonal.
How do you pronounce "sexagonal"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sexagonal" is /sɛkˈsæɡənəl/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "sexagonal"?
From sexagon + -al. Piecewise doublet of hexagonal. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list