xenophobic

/ˌzɛn.əˈfəʊ.bɪk/

//ˌzɛn.əˈfəʊ.bɪk// adj

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"xenophobic" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“xenophobic” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #27,035. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,035
frequency rank, English
54
“X” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Exhibiting or characterised by xenophobia, a fear or hatred of strangers, foreigners, or extraterrestial life.

Corpus desk

Index EN-xenophobic · xenophobic · English

xenophobic · rank #27,035 · 15 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #27,035
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 54
  • PHOTO-FINISH xenophobia

Nearest frequency peer: xenophobia (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “xenophobic”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “xenophobic” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

xenophobic vs xenophobia
90% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for xenophobic
PropertyValue
Headwordxenophobic
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˌzɛn.əˈfəʊ.bɪk/
Letters10
Frequency rank#27,035
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “xenophobic”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).xenophobiclands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “xenophobia” (#27,034), “yakuza” (#27,036), “yuck” (#27,037). Among 54 “X” headwords, “xenophobic” is #27,035. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around xenophobic (IPA /ˌzɛn.əˈfəʊ.bɪk/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #27,035 among 54 “X” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Exhibiting or characterised by xenophobia, a fear or hatred of strangers, foreigners, or extraterrestial life.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for xenophobic, with forms such as "exnophobic", "xennophobic", and "xenohpobic". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "xenophobia", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From xeno- + -phobic, from Ancient Greek ξένος (xénos, “foreign, strange”) + φόβος (phóbos, “fear”). The correct English form is xenophobic, spelled X-E-N-O-P-H-O-B-I-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    Exhibiting or characterised by xenophobia, a fear or hatred of strangers, foreigners, or extraterrestial life.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how xenophobic appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Residents of Plettenberg Bay this week launched violent xenophobic attacks on foreign Africans living in informal settlements, beating them and ransacking their houses
  2. It has not yet promised much in the way of serious debate about the migrant crisis or the EU’s failure to tackle it in a humane and coordinated manner, in the context of the Italian government’s increasingly xenophobic policies.

Etymology

From xeno- + -phobic, from Ancient Greek ξένος (xénos, “foreign, strange”) + φόβος (phóbos, “fear”).

Synonyms

xenophobic

This word in other languages

xenófobo(Español)xénophobe(Français)fremdenfeindlich(Deutsch)xenófobo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • exnophobic
  • xennophobic
  • xenohpobic
  • xenophboic
  • xenophhobic
  • xenophobbic
  • xenophobci
  • xenophobicc
  • xenophoibc
  • xenopohbic
  • xenopphobic
  • xenpohobic
  • xeonphobic
  • xneophobic
  • xxenophobic

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of xenophobic - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

exnophobic2xennophobic1xenohpobic2xenophboic2xenophhobic1xenophobbic1xenophobci2xenophobicc1
Edit distance from "xenophobic"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "xenophobic"?
"xenophobic" is spelled X-E-N-O-P-H-O-B-I-C. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌzɛn.əˈfəʊ.bɪk/.
What does "xenophobic" mean?
As an adjective, "xenophobic" means: Exhibiting or characterised by xenophobia, a fear or hatred of strangers, foreigners, or extraterrestial life.
What words are commonly confused with "xenophobic"?
"xenophobic" is commonly confused with "xenophobia". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "xenophobic"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "xenophobic" is /ˌzɛn.əˈfəʊ.bɪk/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "xenophobic"?
From xeno- + -phobic, from Ancient Greek ξένος (xénos, “foreign, strange”) + φόβος (phóbos, “fear”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "xenophobic", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

xenophobia#27,034antichrist#27,048assimilate#27,057tumultuous#27,010

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list