asexuel
\a.sɛk.sɥɛl\
The verdict
“asexuel” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qualifie une personne qui ne ressent pas ou peu d’attirance sexuelle, nous parlons ici d'un spectrum.
Corpus desk
Index FR-asexuel · asexuel · French
asexuel · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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 | asexuel |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \a.sɛk.sɥɛl\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « asexuel » en français
Rare enough to double-check
asexuel is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \a.sɛk.sɥɛl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
asexuel doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is asexuel, spelled A-S-E-X-U-E-L.
Definition
- 1Qualifie une personne qui ne ressent pas ou peu d’attirance sexuelle, nous parlons ici d'un spectrum.
- 2relatif à l'asexualité.
- 3Asexué.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how asexuel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La vraie raison, c’est que nous voulons être sûr-es que toutes les personnes asexuelles puissent grandir sans penser qu’elles sont défaillantes ou dysfonctionnelles, qu’elles puissent grandir sans être seules et en étant assurées que leur existence est reconnue.
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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.