uxorieux

\yk.sɔ.ʁjø\

/\yk.sɔ.ʁjø\/ adj

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Se dit d’un époux qui se laisse gouverner par sa femme ^([1]), qui est d’une nature faible et de sentiments très développés pour son épouse.

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Index FR-uxorieux · uxorieux · French

uxorieux · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "U" 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 uxorieux
PropertyValue
Headworduxorieux
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\yk.sɔ.ʁjø\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « uxorieux » en français

uxorieuxn'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

uxorieux is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \yk.sɔ.ʁjø\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for uxorieux, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. 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 easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is uxorieux, spelled U-X-O-R-I-E-U-X.

Definition

  1. 1
    Se dit d’un époux qui se laisse gouverner par sa femme ^([1]), qui est d’une nature faible et de sentiments très développés pour son épouse.
  2. 2
    Se dit d’un homme dont l’affection pervertie s’est égarée en se reportant sur sa propre femme ^([2]).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Uxorieux, comme le disait autrefois l’Église, c’est-à-dire uni successivement à ses deux femmes par un lien surtout charnel, Monsieur de Sacy semblait céder davantage à la seconde dans les petites choses, mais gardait autour de lui cette zone désertique de froideur sèche, de politesse acariâtre dans laquelle sans doute il se sentait libre.
  2. Un romain se devait de n’être pas uxorieux, soit de ne pas être l’amant de sa femme.

This word in other languages

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 "uxorieux"?
"uxorieux" is spelled U-X-O-R-I-E-U-X. The IPA pronunciation is \yk.sɔ.ʁjø\.
What does "uxorieux" mean?
As an adjective, "uxorieux" means: Se dit d’un époux qui se laisse gouverner par sa femme ^([1]), qui est d’une nature faible et de sentiments très développés pour son épouse.
How do you pronounce "uxorieux"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "uxorieux" is \yk.sɔ.ʁjø\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "uxorieux" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list