fungicide

/ˈfʌŋɡɪsaɪd/

//ˈfʌŋɡɪsaɪd// noun

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"fungicide" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“fungicide” is uncommon English (frequency #59,407 among 18,613 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,407
frequency rank, English
18,613
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A substance used to kill fungus, whether yeasts, molds, mildews, or mushrooms.

Key facts for fungicide
PropertyValue
Headwordfungicide
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈfʌŋɡɪsaɪd/
Letters9
Frequency rank#59,407
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “fungicide” sits in English frequency

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

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

fungicide is uncommon English at frequency #59,407 among 18,613 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈfʌŋɡɪsaɪd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A substance used to kill fungus, whether yeasts, molds, mildews, or mushrooms.".

fungicide has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From fungi- + -cide. The correct English form is fungicide, spelled F-U-N-G-I-C-I-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A substance used to kill fungus, whether yeasts, molds, mildews, or mushrooms.

Etymology

From fungi- + -cide.

This word in other languages

fongicide(Français)Fungizid(Deutsch)fungicida(Português)

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 "fungicide"?
"fungicide" is spelled F-U-N-G-I-C-I-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈfʌŋɡɪsaɪd/.
What does "fungicide" mean?
As a noun, "fungicide" means: A substance used to kill fungus, whether yeasts, molds, mildews, or mushrooms.
How do you pronounce "fungicide"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fungicide" is /ˈfʌŋɡɪsaɪd/. 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 "fungicide"?
From fungi- + -cide. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “fungicide”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is F-U-N-G-I-C-I-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈfʌŋɡɪsaɪd/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list