Xylophage
[ksyloˈfaːɡə]
The verdict
“Xylophage” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tier, das an oder im Holz lebt und sich davon ernährt
Corpus desk
Index DE-xylophage · Xylophage · German
Xylophage · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "X" 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 | Xylophage |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ksyloˈfaːɡə] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Xylophage“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Xylophage is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ksyloˈfaːɡə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tier, das an oder im Holz lebt und sich davon ernährt".
Xylophage has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Xylophage, spelled X-Y-L-O-P-H-A-G-E.
Definition
- 1Tier, das an oder im Holz lebt und sich davon ernährt
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Xylophage appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die Eiablage [des Goldhaarigen Halsbocks] erfolgt nach sorgfältiger Prüfung der alten Stubben und Wurzeln vielfach in die Ausfluglöcher kleiner Xylophagen.“
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.