Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sex-

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.22 in modern English

Syllables
sex-
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

A form of sexa-, meaning six.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sex- (“six”).

Derived Forms

sextet sexagenarian sextuplet sexdactyly sextilis

Synonyms

hex- hexa-

Questions

What does sex- mean?
A form of sexa-, meaning six.
Where does sex- come from?
Borrowed from Latin sex- (“six”).

How to pronounce sex-

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