lipophobic

adj

"lipophobic" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency English
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Having no affinity for fats or organic solvents

Corpus desk

Index EN-lipophobic · lipophobic · English

lipophobic · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "L" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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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.

Key facts for lipophobic
PropertyValue
Headwordlipophobic
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “lipophobic” in English

lipophobicfalls 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

lipophobic is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Having no affinity for fats or organic solvents".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for lipophobic, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From lipo- + -phobic. The correct English form is lipophobic, spelled L-I-P-O-P-H-O-B-I-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    Having no affinity for fats or organic solvents

Etymology

From lipo- + -phobic.

Antonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "lipophobic"?
"lipophobic" is spelled L-I-P-O-P-H-O-B-I-C.
What does "lipophobic" mean?
As an adjective, "lipophobic" means: Having no affinity for fats or organic solvents
What is the origin of the word "lipophobic"?
From lipo- + -phobic. 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