sixte

\sikst\

/\sikst\/ noun

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The verdict

“sixte” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #35,729. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,729
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Intervalle de six notes consécutives, y compris les deux extrêmes.

Corpus desk

Index FR-sixte · sixte · French

sixte · rank #35,729 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,729
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH sisi

Nearest frequency peer: sisi (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « sixte »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « sixte » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

sixte vs ste
60% similar
sixte vs size
60% similar
sixte vs suite
60% similar

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

Key facts for sixte
PropertyValue
Headwordsixte
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\sikst\
Letters5
Frequency rank#35,729
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « sixte »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).sixtese place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « sisi » (#35,728), « siamois » (#35,727), « solistes » (#35,731). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « sixte » est au #35,729. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around sixte (IPA \sikst\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #35,729 among 6,032 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for sixte, with forms such as "isxte", "sitxe", and "sixet". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ste", "size", "suite", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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 sixte, spelled S-I-X-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Intervalle de six notes consécutives, y compris les deux extrêmes.
  2. 2
    Position de garde au fleuret et à l'épée.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Intervalle de sixte.
  2. Sixte majeure, celle dont la valeur est de quatre tons et demi.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • isxte
  • sitxe
  • sixet
  • sixtte
  • sixxte
  • ssixte
  • sxite

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sixte - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

isxte2sitxe2sixet2sixtte1sixxte1ssixte1sxite2
Edit distance from "sixte"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sixte"?
"sixte" is spelled S-I-X-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \sikst\.
What does "sixte" mean?
As a noun, "sixte" means: Intervalle de six notes consécutives, y compris les deux extrêmes.
What words are commonly confused with "sixte"?
"sixte" is commonly confused with "ste", "size", "suite". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sixte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sixte" is \sikst\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sixte" come from?
"sixte" is a French 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 French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

shine#35,726saufs#35,715Tanya#35,750tapas#35,751

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

tonus7 variantsRubin7 variantsrevel7 variantsRedon7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list