herbivor
[hɛʁbiˈvoːɐ̯]
The verdict
“herbivor” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nur pflanzliche Nahrung verzehrend; Kräuter fressend
Corpus desk
Index DE-herbivor · herbivor · German
herbivor · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" 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 | herbivor |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [hɛʁbiˈvoːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „herbivor“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
herbivor is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [hɛʁbiˈvoːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nur pflanzliche Nahrung verzehrend; Kräuter fressend".
No generated misspelling entries exist for herbivor in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is herbivor, spelled H-E-R-B-I-V-O-R.
Definition
- 1nur pflanzliche Nahrung verzehrend; Kräuter fressend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how herbivor appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Bei herbivoren Säugern ist das Körpergewicht ein ausschlaggebender Faktor für die Ökologie und damit für das Verhalten des Tieres (Allometrie).
Kleine herbivore Säuger wählen vor allem Pflanzen(teile) mit hohem Nährstoffgehalt als Futter aus.
Synonyms
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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.