omnivore
/ˈɑmnɪvɔɹ/noun
omnivore is spelled O-M-N-I-V-O-R-E: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 72,332nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, omnivore means “An animal which is able to consume both plants (like a herbivore) and meat (like a carnivore)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of omnivore is omnivores.
How many letters and syllables are in omnivore?
| Letters | 8: O-M-N-I-V-O-R-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 72,332nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is omnivore?
Omnivore appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 72,332nd 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 omnivore?
- UK /ˈɒmnɪvɔː/
- US /ˈɑmnɪvɔɹ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-omnivore.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of omnivore
- omnivores plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does omnivore mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An animal which is able to consume both plants (like a herbivore) and meat (like a carnivore).
Bears are omnivores: they can eat plants, but they also eat fish.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Omnivore in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense animal eating both plants and meat:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | omnivore |
| German | Allesfresser, Omnivore |
| Portuguese | onívoro |
| Spanish | omnívoro |
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 omnivore come from?
From the Latin omnivorus. By surface analysis, omni- + -vore.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).