necrophagous
/nɛˈkɹɒf.ə.ɡəs/
"necrophagous" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“necrophagous” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - That eats dead or decaying animal flesh.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | necrophagous |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /nɛˈkɹɒf.ə.ɡəs/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “necrophagous” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
necrophagous is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /nɛˈkɹɒf.ə.ɡəs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "That eats dead or decaying animal flesh.".
necrophagous has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From necro- + -phagous. The correct English form is necrophagous, spelled N-E-C-R-O-P-H-A-G-O-U-S.
Definition
- 1That eats dead or decaying animal flesh.
Etymology
From necro- + -phagous.
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.
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Using “necrophagous”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is N-E-C-R-O-P-H-A-G-O-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /nɛˈkɹɒf.ə.ɡəs/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.