frugivore
/ˈfɹuːd͡ʒɪˌvɔɹ/
"frugivore" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“frugivore” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An animal whose diet is mostly fruit.
Corpus desk
Index EN-frugivore · frugivore · English
frugivore · 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 "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 | frugivore |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈfɹuːd͡ʒɪˌvɔɹ/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “frugivore” in English
Rare enough to double-check
frugivore is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈfɹuːd͡ʒɪˌvɔɹ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "An animal whose diet is mostly fruit.".
No misspelling variants are generated for frugivore in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From French frugivore, from Latin frūgi- + French -vore. The correct English form is frugivore, spelled F-R-U-G-I-V-O-R-E.
Definition
- 1An animal whose diet is mostly fruit.
Etymology
From French frugivore, from Latin frūgi- + French -vore.
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.