oxique

\ɔk.sik\

/\ɔk.sik\/ adj

The verdict

“oxique” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui contient de l'oxygène soit sous forme gazeuse, soit sous forme dissoute.

Corpus desk

Index FR-oxique · oxique · French

oxique · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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.

Key facts for oxique
PropertyValue
Headwordoxique
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɔk.sik\
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « oxique » en français

oxiquen'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

oxique is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɔk.sik\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui contient de l'oxygène soit sous forme gazeuse, soit sous forme dissoute.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for oxique, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, 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 its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is oxique, spelled O-X-I-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui contient de l'oxygène soit sous forme gazeuse, soit sous forme dissoute.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how oxique appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ces données géochimiques montrent également que la frontière entre les eaux anoxiques et oxiques étant particulièrement dynamique au cours de cette période, ….

Antonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "oxique"?
"oxique" is spelled O-X-I-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɔk.sik\.
What does "oxique" mean?
As an adjective, "oxique" means: Qui contient de l'oxygène soit sous forme gazeuse, soit sous forme dissoute.
How do you pronounce "oxique"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "oxique" is \ɔk.sik\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "oxique" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list