xenophobe
/ˈzɛ.nə.foʊb/noun
xenophobe is spelled X-E-N-O-P-H-O-B-E: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 105,204th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, xenophobe means “One who hates or fears strangers or foreigners” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of xenophobe is xenophobes.
How many letters and syllables are in xenophobe?
| Letters | 9: X-E-N-O-P-H-O-B-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 105,204th 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 xenophobe?
Xenophobe appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 105,204th 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 xenophobe?
- US /ˈzɛ.nə.foʊb/
- US /ˈzi.nə.foʊb/
- UK /ˈzɛ.nə.fəʊb/
Xenophobe has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-xenophobe.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of xenophobe
- xenophobes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does xenophobe mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who hates or fears strangers or foreigners.
- 2
nonstandardrareOne who hates or fears extraterrestial life.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Xenophobe in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense one who fears or hates strangers or foreigners:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | xénophobe |
| German | Fremdenfeind, Fremdenfeindin, Fremdenhasser, Fremdenhasserin, Ausländerfeind, Ausländerfeindin |
| Portuguese | xenófobo, xenófoba |
| Spanish | xenófobo, xenófoba |
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 xenophobe come from?
From xeno- + -phobe. From Ancient Greek ξένος (xénos, “foreign, strange”), + Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos, “fear”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).