carnivore
/ˈkɑɹ.nɪ.voɹ/noun
carnivore is spelled C-A-R-N-I-V-O-R-E: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 42,680th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, carnivore means “An organism that feeds chiefly on animals; an animal that feeds on meat as the main part of its diet” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of carnivore is carnivores.
How many letters and syllables are in carnivore?
| Letters | 9: C-A-R-N-I-V-O-R-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 42,680th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is carnivore?
Carnivore appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 42,680th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce carnivore?
- UK /ˈkɑː.nɪ.vɔː/
- US /ˈkɑɹ.nɪ.voɹ/
- Australia /ˈkaː.nɪ.voː/
Carnivore has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-carnivore.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of carnivore
- carnivores plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does carnivore mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An organism that feeds chiefly on animals; an animal that feeds on meat as the main part of its diet.
As juveniles the crocodiles are frequently predated by larger carnivores.
- 2
A mammal belonging to the order Carnivora.
The panda and the panther are both carnivores.
- 3
informalA person who is not a vegetarian.
- 4
informalA follower of the carnivore diet.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Carnivore in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | carnivore |
| German | Fleischfresser , Fleischesser, Fleischesserin |
| Portuguese | carnívoro |
| Spanish | carnívoro |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does carnivore come from?
Borrowed from French carnivore, from Latin carnivorus. In the zoological sense, coined by William Whewell in 1840 as an adaptation of Cuvier's coinage, French carnivore.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).