uxorious
/ʌkˈsɔɹ.i.əs/adjective
uxorious is spelled U-X-O-R-I-O-U-S: 8 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 72 million words in written English, the 269,040th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, uxorious means “Very devoted and possibly submissive to one's wife; showing excessive uxorial devotion” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in uxorious?
| Letters | 8: U-X-O-R-I-O-U-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 72 million words; the 269,040th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is uxorious?
Uxorious appears about once in every 72 million words in written English, the 269,040th 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 uxorious?
- UK /ʌkˈsɔːɹ.i.əs/
- US /ʌkˈsɔɹ.i.əs/
- US /ʌɡˈzɔɹ.i.əs/
Uxorious has 4 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Gibraltar_Rocks-uxorious.wav, En-us-uxorious.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with uxorious?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as uxorious from its last stressed vowel (/ɔɹiəs/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of uxorious
- more uxorious comparative
- most uxorious superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does uxorious mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Very devoted and possibly submissive to one's wife; showing excessive uxorial devotion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Uxorious in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Very devoted and/or submissive to one's wife:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | uxorieux |
| Spanish | mandilón, calzonazos, pollerudo, saco largo, pisado, macabeo |
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 uxorious come from?
Borrowed from Latin uxōrius (“of or pertaining to a wife”), from uxor (“wife”) + -ious.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).