Sextante
[seksˈt̪ãn̪t̪e]
The verdict
“Sextante” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nombre de una constelación ecuatorial situada justo al sur de Régulo, entre las constelaciones del León (Leo), la Hidra (Hydra) y la Copa (Crater). Esta constelación fue llamada así por Johannes He...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Sextante |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [seksˈt̪ãn̪t̪e] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Sextante” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Sextante is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [seksˈt̪ãn̪t̪e]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nombre de una constelación ecuatorial situada justo al sur de Régulo, entre las constelaciones del León (Leo), la Hidra (Hydra) y la Copa (Crater). Esta constelación fue llamada así por Johannes He...".
Sextante doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is Sextante, spelled S-E-X-T-A-N-T-E.
Definition
- 1Nombre de una constelación ecuatorial situada justo al sur de Régulo, entre las constelaciones del León (Leo), la Hidra (Hydra) y la Copa (Crater). Esta constelación fue llamada así por Johannes Hevelius, por el sextante que el mismo hizo; antes, De Rheita quiso ver aquí el pañuelos sagrado de Santa Verónica.
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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 “Sextante”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is S-E-X-T-A-N-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [seksˈt̪ãn̪t̪e] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.