# xenophobia

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌzɛn.əˈfəʊ.bɪ.ə/ · frequency rank #27,034

## Definitions
1. A fear, antipathy, or hatred of strangers or foreigners.
2. A fear of aliens.

## Etymology
From xeno- + -phobia.

## Easily confused with
- **xenophobic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/xenophobia-vs-xenophobic)

## Common misspellings (14)
`exnophobia`, `xennophobia`, `xenohpobia`, `xenophboia`, `xenophhobia`, `xenophobai`, `xenophobbia`, `xenophoiba`, `xenopohbia`, `xenopphobia`, `xenpohobia`, `xeonphobia`, `xneophobia`, `xxenophobia`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/xenophobia