sexta
Portuguese, noun/ˈses.tɐ/
sexta is spelled S-E-X-T-A (5 letters) and appears 123 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 786th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sexta is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “ellipsis of sexta-feira (“Friday”)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of sexto. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “o mesmo que sexta-feira”.
What does sexta mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineellipsis of sexta-feira (“Friday”)
Ele fez isso na sexta.
adverb
- 1
ellipsis of sexta-feira (“on Friday”)
Eu fui lá sexta.
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of sexto
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. feminino de sexto
noun: 1. o mesmo que sexta-feira 2. a hora canônica entre a terça e a nona 3. a sexta hora desde o nascer do sol 4. intervalo que separa uma nota musical de outra com seis semitons ou seis tons e vice-versa
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of sexta
- sextas plural
- 6.ª alternative abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce sexta?
- Brazil /ˈses.tɐ/
- /ˈseʃ.tɐ/
- Portugal /ˈsɐjʃ.tɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to sexta
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is sexta in Portuguese?
sexta appears 123 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).