orthosexuel
\ɔʁ.to.sɛk.sɥɛl\
The verdict
“orthosexuel” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui n'envisage pas la sexualité sous un angle autre que la monogamie hétérosexuelle à visée reproductrice.
Corpus desk
Index FR-orthosexuel · orthosexuel · French
orthosexuel · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "O" 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 | orthosexuel |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ɔʁ.to.sɛk.sɥɛl\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « orthosexuel » en français
Rare enough to double-check
orthosexuel is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɔʁ.to.sɛk.sɥɛl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for orthosexuel in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is orthosexuel, spelled O-R-T-H-O-S-E-X-U-E-L.
Definition
- 1Qui n'envisage pas la sexualité sous un angle autre que la monogamie hétérosexuelle à visée reproductrice.
- 2Qui pratique et prône l'orthodoxie en matière de sexualité.
- 3Définition manquante ou à compléter. (Ajouter)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how orthosexuel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Aussi son goût orthosexuel se manifeste-t-il le plus volontiers envers un corps féminin, […].
Mais je sais bien qu'il faudrait être plus rigoureux, et contrer de toutes les manières possibles l’impérialisme orthosexuel […].
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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.