sexangle

noun

"sexangle" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency English
8
letters

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-sexangle · sexangle · English

sexangle · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "S" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for sexangle
PropertyValue
Headwordsexangle
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “sexangle” in English

sexanglesits 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

sexangle is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Synonym of hexagon.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for sexangle, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin sexangulus (“sexangular”), from sex (“six”) + angulus (“angle”). Compare French sexangle and English hexangular. By surface analysis, sex- + -angle. Piecewise doublet of hexangle. The correct English form is sexangle, spelled S-E-X-A-N-G-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Synonym of hexagon.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. the super parts being taken from the Quadrangle will form the Sexangle

Etymology

From Latin sexangulus (“sexangular”), from sex (“six”) + angulus (“angle”). Compare French sexangle and English hexangular. By surface analysis, sex- + -angle. Piecewise doublet of hexangle.

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 "sexangle"?
"sexangle" is spelled S-E-X-A-N-G-L-E.
What does "sexangle" mean?
As a noun, "sexangle" means: Synonym of hexagon.
What is the origin of the word "sexangle"?
From Latin sexangulus (“sexangular”), from sex (“six”) + angulus (“angle”). Compare French sexangle and English hexangular. By surface analysis, sex- + -angle. Piecewise doublet of hexangle. 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