xenocide
/ˈzɛnəsaɪd/noun
xenocide is spelled X-E-N-O-C-I-D-E: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 91 million words in written English, the 305,310th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, xenocide means “The killing of a stranger or foreigner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of xenocide is xenocides.
How many letters and syllables are in xenocide?
| Letters | 8: X-E-N-O-C-I-D-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 91 million words; the 305,310th 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 xenocide?
Xenocide appears about once in every 91 million words in written English, the 305,310th 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 xenocide?
- /ˈzɛnəsaɪd/
- /ˈziːnəsaɪd/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-xenocide.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of xenocide
- xenocides plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does xenocide mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The killing of a stranger or foreigner.
- 2
The genocide of an entire alien species.
- 3
UScolloquialThe intentional killing of an entire foreign (plant or animal) species.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Xenocide in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense genocide of entire alien species:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | xénocide |
| German | Xenozid |
| Portuguese | xenocídio |
| Spanish | xenocidio |
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 xenocide come from?
From xeno- + -cide.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).