executrix
ex·e·cu·trix/ɪɡˈzɛkjətɹɪks/noun
executrix is spelled E-X-E-C-U-T-R-I-X: 9 letters and 4 syllables (ex·e·cu·trix). It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, executrix means “A female person appointed to execute the wishes of a deceased person as stated in their will; a female executor” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of executrix is executrices or executrixes.
How many letters and syllables are in executrix?
| Letters | 9: E-X-E-C-U-T-R-I-X |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: ex·e·cu·trix |
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 146,811th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is executrix?
Executrix appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce executrix?
- UK /ɪɡˈzɛkjuːtɹɪks/
- UK /ɛɡ-/
- US /ɪɡˈzɛkjətɹɪks/
Executrix has 4 syllables, split ex·e·cu·trix in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Naomi_Persephone_Amethyst_(NaomiAmethyst)-executrix.wav, En-US_executrix.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of executrix
- executrices plural
- executrixes plural
- executrice
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does executrix mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
archaicrareA female person who executes or carries out something.
- 2
A female person appointed to execute the wishes of a deceased person as stated in their will; a female executor.
- 3
rareA dominatrix who acts a fantasy of killing her client.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate executrix?
Wiktionary records 4 abbreviations of executrix: Ex'x, execx, exrx, exx.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Executrix in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | exécutrice |
| Spanish | ejecutora , albacea, testamentaria |
| German | Testamentsvollstreckerin |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does executrix come from?
From Late Middle English executrice, executrix (“female executor; administrator of the law; wielder of fate”), from Medieval Latin execūtrīx (possibly through Anglo-Norman *executrice) from execūtor, exsecūtor (“accomplisher, performer; prosecutor, revenger”), + Latin -trīx (suffix forming feminine agent nouns).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).