xenophobe
/ˈzɛ.nə.foʊb/
"xenophobe" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“xenophobe” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - One who hates or fears strangers or foreigners.
Corpus desk
Index EN-xenophobe · xenophobe · English
xenophobe · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "X" 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 | xenophobe |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈzɛ.nə.foʊb/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “xenophobe” in English
Rare enough to double-check
xenophobe is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈzɛ.nə.foʊb/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
xenophobe doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From xeno- + -phobe. From Ancient Greek ξένος (xénos, “foreign, strange”), + Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos, “fear”). The correct English form is xenophobe, spelled X-E-N-O-P-H-O-B-E.
Definition
- 1One who hates or fears strangers or foreigners.
- 2One who hates or fears extraterrestial life.
Etymology
From xeno- + -phobe. From Ancient Greek ξένος (xénos, “foreign, strange”), + Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos, “fear”).
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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.