extraconjugal
\ɛk.stʁa.kɔ̃.ʒy.ɡal\
The verdict
“extraconjugal” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui se fait en dehors des liens du mariage.
Corpus desk
Index FR-extraconjugal · extraconjugal · French
extraconjugal · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" 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 | extraconjugal |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ɛk.stʁa.kɔ̃.ʒy.ɡal\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
extraconjugal is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɛk.stʁa.kɔ̃.ʒy.ɡal\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui se fait en dehors des liens du mariage.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for extraconjugal in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is extraconjugal, spelled E-X-T-R-A-C-O-N-J-U-G-A-L.
Definition
- 1Qui se fait en dehors des liens du mariage.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how extraconjugal appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Une aventure extraconjugale.
C’est pourquoi le mariage et l’instauration de la coopération domestique précèdent la sexualité conjugale et que le désir extraconjugal s’exerce en dehors du contrôle social ou contre lui.
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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.