sixth sense
"sixth-sense" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“sixth sense” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Extrasensory perception; the ability to sense things by means other than the known bodily senses.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sixth sense |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “sixth sense” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
sixth sense is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Extrasensory perception; the ability to sense things by means other than the known bodily senses.".
sixth sense has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: Adding to the traditional five senses of touch, taste, smell, sight, and hearing. The correct English form is sixth sense, spelled S-I-X-T-H- -S-E-N-S-E.
Definition
- 1Extrasensory perception; the ability to sense things by means other than the known bodily senses.
Etymology
Adding to the traditional five senses of touch, taste, smell, sight, and hearing.
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.
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Using “sixth sense”
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- The one correct English spelling is S-I-X-T-H- -S-E-N-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.