sextile
/ˈsɛks.taɪl/adjective, noun
sextile is spelled S-E-X-T-I-L-E: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 36 million words in written English, the 184,844th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, sextile means “Of or denoting the aspect or position of any two celestial bodies separated by 60°” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in sextile?
| Letters | 7: S-E-X-T-I-L-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 36 million words; the 184,844th 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 sextile?
Sextile appears about once in every 36 million words in written English, the 184,844th 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 sextile?
- /ˈsɛks.taɪl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of sextile
- sextiles plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sextile mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or denoting the aspect or position of any two celestial bodies separated by 60°.
noun
- 1
A quantile of six equal proportions; any of the subsets thus obtained.
- 2
A segment that is a sixth of the whole.
- 3
A sextile aspect or position.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does sextile come from?
From Latin sextīlis (“one sixth”), from sextus (“sixth”) + īlis (“-ile”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).