sexagone
\sɛɡ.za.ɡon\
The verdict
“sexagone” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui a six angles et six côtés.
Corpus desk
Index FR-sexagone · sexagone · French
sexagone · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | sexagone |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \sɛɡ.za.ɡon\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « sexagone » en français
Rare enough to double-check
sexagone is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \sɛɡ.za.ɡon\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui a six angles et six côtés.".
No misspelling variants are generated for sexagone in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is sexagone, spelled S-E-X-A-G-O-N-E.
Definition
- 1Qui a six angles et six côtés.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how sexagone appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La fenêtre qui donne sur le jardin, comme celle qui donne sur la cour, et toutes deux se correspondent, est croisée de pierres et à vitrages sexagones sertis en plomb, drapée de rideaux à baldaquins et à gros glands en une vieille étoffe de soie rouge à reflets jaunes, nommée jadis brocatelle ou petit brocart.
C’est une salière sexagone, montée sur un socle creux, dans l’intérieur duquel sont trois figures debout, juxtaposées en manière d’une triple cariatide.
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.