uxorious
/ʌkˈsɔːɹ.i.əs/
"uxorious" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“uxorious” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Very devoted and possibly submissive to one's wife; showing excessive uxorial devotion
Corpus desk
Index EN-uxorious · uxorious · English
uxorious · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "U" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | uxorious |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ʌkˈsɔːɹ.i.əs/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “uxorious” in English
Rare enough to double-check
uxorious is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ʌkˈsɔːɹ.i.əs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Very devoted and possibly submissive to one's wife; showing excessive uxorial devotion".
No generated misspelling entries exist for uxorious in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Latin uxōrius (“of or pertaining to a wife”), from uxor (“wife”). The correct English form is uxorious, spelled U-X-O-R-I-O-U-S.
Definition
- 1Very devoted and possibly submissive to one's wife; showing excessive uxorial devotion
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how uxorious appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
With theſe in troop Came Aſtoreth, whom the Phœnicians call'd Aſtarte, Queen of Heav'n, with creſcent Horns; To whoſ,e bright Image nightly by the Moon Sidonian Virgins paid their Vows and Songs, In Sion alſo not unſung, where ſtood Her Temple on th' offensive Mountain, built By that uxorious King, whoſe heart though large, Beguil'd by fair Idolatreſſes,…
In truth, Richard was a fond—almost an uxorious husband.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin uxōrius (“of or pertaining to a wife”), from uxor (“wife”).
Synonyms
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.