coprophagic

adj

"coprophagic" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“coprophagic” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Engaging in coprophagia.

Corpus desk

Index EN-coprophagic · coprophagic · English

coprophagic · 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 "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for coprophagic
PropertyValue
Headwordcoprophagic
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “coprophagic” in English

coprophagicfalls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

coprophagic is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Engaging in coprophagia.".

coprophagic has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: From copro- + -phagic. The correct English form is coprophagic, spelled C-O-P-R-O-P-H-A-G-I-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    Engaging in coprophagia.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. In his painting, Le Jeu Lugubre, he says, ‘the drawers bespattered with excrement were painted with such minute and realistic complacency that the whole little Surrealist group was anguished by the question: Is he coprophagic or not?’

Etymology

From copro- + -phagic.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "coprophagic"?
"coprophagic" is spelled C-O-P-R-O-P-H-A-G-I-C.
What does "coprophagic" mean?
As an adjective, "coprophagic" means: Engaging in coprophagia.
What is the origin of the word "coprophagic"?
From copro- + -phagic. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list