sexta

noun

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The verdict

“sexta” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #796. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#796
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,185
“S” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - o mesmo que sexta-feira

Corpus desk

Index PT-sexta · sexta · Portuguese

sexta · rank #796 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #796
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,185
  • PHOTO-FINISH simplesmente

Nearest frequency peer: simplesmente (+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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “sexta”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “sexta” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

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).

sexta vs solta
60% similar
sexta vs sexto
80% similar
sexta vs sexual
67% similar

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

Key facts for sexta
PropertyValue
Headwordsexta
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters5
Frequency rank#796
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “sexta”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).sextacai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “simplesmente” (#797), “rei” (#794), “associação” (#798). Entre 1,185 lemas com “S”, “sexta” fica em #796. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around sexta, anoun. Corpus frequency is #796 among 1,185 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for sexta, with forms such as "esxta", "setxa", and "sexat". 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, "solta", "sexto", "sexual", 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 its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is sexta, spelled S-E-X-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    o mesmo que sexta-feira
  2. 2
    a hora canônica entre a terça e a nona
  3. 3
    a sexta hora desde o nascer do sol
  4. 4
    intervalo que separa uma nota musical de outra com seis semitons ou seis tons e vice-versa

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Vou tirar a sexta de folga.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • esxta
  • setxa
  • sexat
  • sextta
  • sexxta
  • ssexta
  • sxeta

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sexta - 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.

esxta2setxa2sexat2sextta1sexxta1ssexta1sxeta2
Edit distance from "sexta"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sexta"?
"sexta" is spelled S-E-X-T-A.
What does "sexta" mean?
As a noun, "sexta" means: o mesmo que sexta-feira
What words are commonly confused with "sexta"?
"sexta" is commonly confused with "solta", "sexto", "sexual". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "sexta" come from?
"sexta" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list