sessenta
/sɨ.ˈsẽ.tɐ/
The verdict
“sessenta” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #7,696 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #7,696
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 8
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - número equivalente a seis dezenas; cardinalidade de um conjunto que contenha seis dezenas de elementos distintos; representado pelo símbolo 60 (algarismos arábicos) ou LX (algarismos romanos)
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sessenta |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /sɨ.ˈsẽ.tɐ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #7,696 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “sessenta” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for sessenta is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /sɨ.ˈsẽ.tɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #7,696 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "número equivalente a seis dezenas; cardinalidade de um conjunto que contenha seis dezenas de elementos distintos; representado pelo símbolo 60 (algarismos arábicos) ou LX (algarismos romanos)".
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for sessenta, with forms such as "esssenta", "sesenta", and "sesesnta". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "setenta", 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 its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is sessenta, spelled S-E-S-S-E-N-T-A.
Definition
- 1número equivalente a seis dezenas; cardinalidade de um conjunto que contenha seis dezenas de elementos distintos; representado pelo símbolo 60 (algarismos arábicos) ou LX (algarismos romanos)
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: esssenta,sesenta,sesesnta,sessenat,sessennta,sessentta,sessetna,sessneta,ssesenta,ssessenta
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sessenta - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “sessenta”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is S-E-S-S-E-N-T-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /sɨ.ˈsẽ.tɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “setenta” - see the side-by-side comparison. sessenta vs setenta
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese 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.