sechste
\ˈzɛks.tə\
The verdict
“sechste” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sixième.
Corpus desk
Index FR-sechste · sechste · French
sechste · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sechste |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈzɛks.tə\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « sechste » en français
Rare enough to double-check
sechste is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈzɛks.tə\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sixième.".
Zero misspellings are on record for sechste in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is sechste, spelled S-E-C-H-S-T-E.
Definition
- 1Sixième.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how sechste appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Samstag ist der sechste Tag der Woche.
(...) wie endete der Versuch, nach dem sechsten Stern zu greifen? Im Halbfinale gegen Deutschland mit einem 1:7. Zuweilen wird halt der Mund auch von Zauberern etwas sehr voll genommen.
Synonyms
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.