carnivorous

Name: carnivorous, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

/kɑːˈnɪv.ə.ɹəs/

//kɑːˈnɪv.ə.ɹəs// adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“carnivorous” has 16 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #34,817. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,817
frequency rank, English: 5,599
“C” headwords: 16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora.

Corpus desk

Index EN-carnivorous · carnivorous · English

carnivorous · rank #34,817 · 16 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #34,817
LEN-MEGA 11 letters
VOW-5 5 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 16 variants
BOOK-DENSE 5,599
PHOTO-FINISH candida

Nearest frequency peer: candida (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

cadmium

65,188
Callaway

65,187
candida

65,185
carnivorous

65,184
CFC

65,183
characteris…

65,182

What this shows “carnivorous” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Key facts for carnivorous
Property	Value
Headword	carnivorous
Language	English
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	/kɑːˈnɪv.ə.ɹəs/
Letters	11
Frequency rank	#34,817
Misspellings tracked	16
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “carnivorous”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).carnivorouslands here:

#34,817

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “candida” (#34,816), “CFC” (#34,818), “characteristically” (#34,819). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “carnivorous” is #34,817. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around carnivorous (IPA /kɑːˈnɪv.ə.ɹəs/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #34,817 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for carnivorous, with forms such as "acrnivorous", "canrivorous", and "carinvorous". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin carnivorus (“flesh-eating”). The correct English form is carnivorous, spelled C-A-R-N-I-V-O-R-O-U-S.

Definition

1
Of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora.
2
Predatory or flesh-eating.
3
Insectivorous: capable of trapping insects and absorbing nutrient from them.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how carnivorous appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

carnivorous animal
carnivorous diet

Etymology

From Latin carnivorus (“flesh-eating”).

Synonyms

sarcophagic sarcophagous

This word in other languages

carnívoro(Español)carnivore(Français)fleischfressend(Deutsch)carnívoro(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

acrnivorous
canrivorous
carinvorous
carniovrous
carnivoorus
carnivorosu
carnivorouss
carnivorrous
carnivoruos
carnivroous
carnivvorous
carnnivorous
carnviorous
carrnivorous
ccarnivorous
cranivorous

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of carnivorous - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "carnivorous"

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "carnivorous"?

"carnivorous" is spelled C-A-R-N-I-V-O-R-O-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is /kɑːˈnɪv.ə.ɹəs/.

What does "carnivorous" mean?

As an adjective, "carnivorous" means: Of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora.

What are common misspellings of "carnivorous"?

Common misspellings include "acrnivorous", "canrivorous", "carinvorous", "carniovrous", "carnivoorus". The correct spelling is "carnivorous".

How do you pronounce "carnivorous"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "carnivorous" is /kɑːˈnɪv.ə.ɹəs/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "carnivorous"?

From Latin carnivorus (“flesh-eating”). See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "carnivorous", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

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