neophobia
/niːəˈfəʊbɪə/noun
neophobia is spelled N-E-O-P-H-O-B-I-A: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 74 million words in written English, the 272,462nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, neophobia means “The fear or hatred of novelty, new things, innovation, or unfamiliar places or situations” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of neophobia is neophobias.
How many letters and syllables are in neophobia?
| Letters | 9: N-E-O-P-H-O-B-I-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 74 million words; the 272,462nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is neophobia?
Neophobia appears about once in every 74 million words in written English, the 272,462nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce neophobia?
- UK /niːəˈfəʊbɪə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with neophobia?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as neophobia from its last stressed vowel (/əʊbɪə/, British pronunciation):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of neophobia
- neophobias plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does neophobia mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The fear or hatred of novelty, new things, innovation, or unfamiliar places or situations.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Neophobia in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense fear of new things:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does neophobia come from?
From neo- + -phobia.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).