xerox machine
/ˈzɛ.ɹɒks məˈʃiːn/
"xerox-machine" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“xerox machine” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Synonym of xerographer.
Corpus desk
Index EN-xerox-machine · xerox machine · English
xerox machine · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | xerox machine |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈzɛ.ɹɒks məˈʃiːn/ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “xerox machine” in English
Rare enough to double-check
xerox machine is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈzɛ.ɹɒks məˈʃiːn/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Synonym of xerographer.".
xerox machine has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is xerox machine, spelled X-E-R-O-X- -M-A-C-H-I-N-E.
Definition
- 1Synonym of xerographer.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how xerox machine appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Near-synonym: photocopier (broadly synonymous)
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.