folivore
/ˈfəʊlɪvɔː(ɹ)/
"folivore" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“folivore” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A herbivore that eats mostly foliage.
Corpus desk
Index EN-folivore · folivore · English
folivore · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | folivore |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈfəʊlɪvɔː(ɹ)/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “folivore” in English
Rare enough to double-check
folivore is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈfəʊlɪvɔː(ɹ)/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A herbivore that eats mostly foliage.".
folivore 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, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin folium (“a leaf”) + -vore, Latin vorō (“I devour”). The correct English form is folivore, spelled F-O-L-I-V-O-R-E.
Definition
- 1A herbivore that eats mostly foliage.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how folivore appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The Koala of Australia with its elongated cecum, and many species of primates, sloths, and the pandas are noteworthy folivores.
Etymology
From Latin folium (“a leaf”) + -vore, Latin vorō (“I devour”).
This word in other languages
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.