exogamous
adjective
exogamous is spelled E-X-O-G-A-M-O-U-S: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 34 million words in written English, the 178,202nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, exogamous means “Of or relating to exogamy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in exogamous?
| Letters | 9: E-X-O-G-A-M-O-U-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 34 million words; the 178,202nd 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 exogamous?
Exogamous appears about once in every 34 million words in written English, the 178,202nd 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).
What does exogamous mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or relating to exogamy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Exogamous in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of or relating to exogamy:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | exogamique, exogame |
| German | exogam |
| Spanish | exógamo |
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 exogamous come from?
From exogamy + -ous or exo- + -gamous.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).