seis

[ˈsejs]

/[ˈsejs]/ num

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The verdict

“seis” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #596. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#596
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cinco y uno.

Corpus desk

Index ES-seis · seis · Spanish

seis · rank #596 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #596
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH respuesta

Nearest frequency peer: respuesta (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “seis”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “seis” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

seis vs sí
25% similar
seis vs sus
50% similar
seis vs ser
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for seis
PropertyValue
Headwordseis
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNumeral
IPA[ˈsejs]
Letters4
Frequency rank#596
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “seis”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).seiscae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “respuesta” (#595), “simplemente” (#597), “precio” (#594). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “seis” va en #596. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around seis (IPA [ˈsejs]), anumeral. Corpus frequency is #596 among 4,169 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for seis, with forms such as "ceis", "esis", and "seiss". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "sí", "sus", "ser", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is seis, spelled S-E-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cinco y uno.
  2. 2
    Que ocupa el sexto lugar en una serie.
  3. 3
    Que está seis veces. Se usa delante de un sustantivo, pero también puede ir solo.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. El capítulo seis.
  2. Vinieron los seis hermanos.

Synonyms

sexto

This word in other languages

six(English)six(Français)sechs(Deutsch)seis(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ceis
  • esis
  • seiss
  • sesi
  • sies
  • sseis

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of seis - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ceis1esis2seiss1sesi2sies2sseis1
Edit distance from "seis"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "seis"?
"seis" is spelled S-E-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈsejs].
What does "seis" mean?
As a numeral, "seis" means: Cinco y uno.
What words are commonly confused with "seis"?
"seis" is commonly confused with "sí", "sus", "ser". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "seis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "seis" is [ˈsejs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "seis" come from?
"seis" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "seis", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list