# tuxedo

> English word · Noun · IPA /tʌkˈsidoʊ/ · frequency rank #25,239

## Definitions
1. A typically black formal jacket worn by men.
2. The entire suit complementing and including this jacket.
3. Ellipsis of tuxedo cat.

## Etymology
From Tuxedo Park, New York, US, where the fashion is often said to have originated, the village in turn likely from an Eastern Algonquian language (Munsee), from Lenape, tucsedo or p'tuxseepu, ("crooked water" or "crooked river").

## Easily confused with
- **tuned** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tuned-vs-tuxedo)
- **toledo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/toledo-vs-tuxedo)
- **tupelo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tupelo-vs-tuxedo)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ttuxedo`, `tuexdo`, `tuxdeo`, `tuxeddo`, `tuxeod`, `tuxxedo`, `txuedo`, `utxedo`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/tuxedo