wild animal
/ˈwaɪld ˈænɪməl/
"wild-animal" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“wild animal” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Any (nonhuman) animal living in a natural, undomesticated state.
Corpus desk
Index EN-wild-animal · wild animal · English
wild animal · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "W" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | wild animal |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈwaɪld ˈænɪməl/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “wild animal” in English
Rare enough to double-check
wild animal is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈwaɪld ˈænɪməl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for wild animal in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is wild animal, spelled W-I-L-D- -A-N-I-M-A-L.
Definition
- 1Any (nonhuman) animal living in a natural, undomesticated state.
- 2A person exhibiting uncontrolled and risky, possibly aggressive, behaviour.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how wild animal appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Visitors must not feed the wild animals, for the health and safety of both the animals and the visitors.
We've got some wild animals up in here tonight!
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.