Phyllophage
[fʏloˈfaːɡə]
The verdict
“Phyllophage” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lebewesen, das sich vorwiegend oder ausschließlich von Pflanzenblättern ernährt
Corpus desk
Index DE-phyllophage · Phyllophage · German
Phyllophage · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" 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 | Phyllophage |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [fʏloˈfaːɡə] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Phyllophage“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Phyllophage is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [fʏloˈfaːɡə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Lebewesen, das sich vorwiegend oder ausschließlich von Pflanzenblättern ernährt".
Zero misspellings are on record for Phyllophage in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Phyllophage, spelled P-H-Y-L-L-O-P-H-A-G-E.
Definition
- 1Lebewesen, das sich vorwiegend oder ausschließlich von Pflanzenblättern ernährt
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.