# xenophobic

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˌzɛn.əˈfəʊ.bɪk/ · frequency rank #27,035

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

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

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

## Common misspellings (15)
`exnophobic`, `xennophobic`, `xenohpobic`, `xenophboic`, `xenophhobic`, `xenophobbic`, `xenophobci`, `xenophobicc`, `xenophoibc`, `xenopohbic`, `xenopphobic`, `xenpohobic`, `xeonphobic`, `xneophobic`, `xxenophobic`

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