oxycodone

\ɔk.si.kɔ.dɔn\

/\ɔk.si.kɔ.dɔn\/ noun

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The verdict

“oxycodone” is uncommon French (frequency #89,995 among 75,470 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,995
frequency rank, French
75,470
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Analgésique de la famille des opioïdes de formule chimique C₁₈H₂₁NO₄.

Corpus desk

Index FR-oxycodone · oxycodone · French

oxycodone · rank #89,995 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,995
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 75,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH ouïghour

Nearest frequency peer: ouïghour (-1 rank slots)

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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “oxycodone”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “oxycodone” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for oxycodone
PropertyValue
Headwordoxycodone
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɔk.si.kɔ.dɔn\
Letters9
Frequency rank#89,995
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “oxycodone” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). oxycodone lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

oxycodone is uncommon French at frequency #89,995 among 75,470 “O” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɔk.si.kɔ.dɔn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Analgésique de la famille des opioïdes de formule chimique C₁₈H₂₁NO₄.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for oxycodone, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is oxycodone, spelled O-X-Y-C-O-D-O-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Analgésique de la famille des opioïdes de formule chimique C₁₈H₂₁NO₄.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le ratio utilisé pour le passage de l’oxycodone oral à la morphine orale est de 1/1,5 (10 mg d’oxycodone est égal à 15 mg de morphine).
  2. Au contraire, la codéine peut conduire à une overdose chez des métaboliseurs ultrarapides, surtout s’ils ont un faible volume de distribution (contre-indiqué chez les enfants) ; il en est de même avec l’oxycodone.

Synonyms

dihydro-oxycodéinonedihydrohydroxycodéinone

This word in other languages

oxycodone(English)oxicodona(Español)Oxycodon(Deutsch)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "oxycodone"?
"oxycodone" is spelled O-X-Y-C-O-D-O-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɔk.si.kɔ.dɔn\.
What does "oxycodone" mean?
As a noun, "oxycodone" means: Analgésique de la famille des opioïdes de formule chimique C₁₈H₂₁NO₄.
How do you pronounce "oxycodone"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "oxycodone" is \ɔk.si.kɔ.dɔn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "oxycodone", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

oriflamme#89,987Octeville#89,982pillèrent#90,030pinailler#90,031
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list