sexto
Portuguese, noun/ˈses.tu/
sexto is spelled S-E-X-T-O (5 letters) and appears 10 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 7,260th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sexto is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “sixth (one of six parts of a whole)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of sextar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “a pessoa ou coisa que está logo após o quinto numa série”.
What does sexto mean in English?
adjective
- 1
sixth
noun
- 1
masculinesixth (one of six parts of a whole)
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of sextar
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. refere-se àquele que ocupa a posição sexta em uma série; o que vem depois do quinto
adjective: 1. ordem de um elemento em um conjunto, que ocupe a posição equivalente ao número seis
noun: 1. a pessoa ou coisa que está logo após o quinto numa série
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 sexto
- sexta feminine
- sextos masculine plural
- sextas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce sexto?
- Brazil /ˈses.tu/
- /ˈseʃ.tu/
- Portugal /ˈsɐjʃ.tu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to sexto
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is sexto in Portuguese?
sexto appears 10 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).