sesenta

[seˈsẽn̪t̪a]

/[seˈsẽn̪t̪a]/ num

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The verdict

“sesenta” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #6,459. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,459
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Seis veces diez.

Corpus desk

Index ES-sesenta · sesenta · Spanish

sesenta · rank #6,459 · 11 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,459
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH sacaron

Nearest frequency peer: sacaron (-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 “sesenta”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “sesenta” 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).

sesenta vs sienta
71% similar
sesenta vs setenta
86% similar
sesenta vs sustenta
75% similar

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

Key facts for sesenta
PropertyValue
Headwordsesenta
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNumeral
IPA[seˈsẽn̪t̪a]
Letters7
Frequency rank#6,459
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “sesenta”

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

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “sacaron” (#6,458), “set” (#6,460), “ruinas” (#6,457). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “sesenta” va en #6,459. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around sesenta (IPA [seˈsẽn̪t̪a]), anumeral. Corpus frequency is #6,459 among 4,169 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for sesenta, with forms such as "cecenta", "essenta", and "seesnta". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "sienta", "setenta", "sustenta", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is sesenta, spelled S-E-S-E-N-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Seis veces diez.
  2. 2
    Que ocupa el sexagésimo lugar en una serie.
  3. 3
    Que está sesenta veces. Se usa delante de un sustantivo, pero también puede ir solo.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. El capítulo sesenta.
  2. Me leí los sesenta capítulos.

This word in other languages

sixty(English)soixante(Français)sechzig(Deutsch)sessenta(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cecenta
  • essenta
  • seesnta
  • sesenat
  • sesennta
  • sesentta
  • sesetna
  • sesneta
  • sessenta
  • sseenta
  • ssesenta

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sesenta - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

cecenta2essenta2seesnta2sesenat2sesennta1sesentta1sesetna2sesneta2
Edit distance from "sesenta"

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 "sesenta"?
"sesenta" is spelled S-E-S-E-N-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [seˈsẽn̪t̪a].
What does "sesenta" mean?
As a numeral, "sesenta" means: Seis veces diez.
What words are commonly confused with "sesenta"?
"sesenta" is commonly confused with "sienta", "setenta", "sustenta". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sesenta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sesenta" is [seˈsẽn̪t̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sesenta" come from?
"sesenta" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

sacaron#6,458romance#6,455trasero#6,470pedidos#6,441

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

orquesta11 variantsaparente11 variantsdefinido11 variantsestarían11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list