sextuplet

noun

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

The verdict

“sextuplet” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - A group of six objects.

Corpus desk

Index EN-sextuplet · sextuplet · English

sextuplet · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 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 sextuplet
PropertyValue
Headwordsextuplet
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “sextuplet” in English

sextupletranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

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

Rare enough to double-check

sextuplet is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for sextuplet in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From sextuple + -et. The correct English form is sextuplet, spelled S-E-X-T-U-P-L-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    A group of six objects.
  2. 2
    One of a group of six persons or animals born from the same mother during the same birth.
  3. 3
    A group of six notes played in the time of four.
  4. 4
    A group of six notes played in the time of four.
  5. 5
    A group of six notes played in the time of four.

Etymology

From sextuple + -et.

Synonyms

sextolet

This word in other languages

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 "sextuplet"?
"sextuplet" is spelled S-E-X-T-U-P-L-E-T.
What does "sextuplet" mean?
As a noun, "sextuplet" means: A group of six objects.
What is the origin of the word "sextuplet"?
From sextuple + -et. 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