Xoxo

\ʃo.ʃo\

/\ʃo.ʃo\/ name

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The verdict

“Xoxo” is uncommon French (frequency #88,237 among 2,825 “X” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,237
frequency rank, French
2,825
“X” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Village du Cap-Vert.

Key facts for Xoxo
PropertyValue
HeadwordXoxo
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\ʃo.ʃo\
Letters4
Frequency rank#88,237
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Xoxo” 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). Xoxo 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

Xoxo is uncommon French at frequency #88,237 among 2,825 “X” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \ʃo.ʃo\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Village du Cap-Vert.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Xoxo, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 Xoxo, spelled X-O-X-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Village du Cap-Vert.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Xoxo"?
"Xoxo" is spelled X-O-X-O. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃo.ʃo\.
What does "Xoxo" mean?
As a proper noun, "Xoxo" means: Village du Cap-Vert.
How do you pronounce "Xoxo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Xoxo" is \ʃo.ʃo\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Xoxo" come from?
"Xoxo" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Xoxo”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is X-O-X-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʃo.ʃo\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

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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