xerox machine
/ˈzɛ.ɹɒks məˈʃiːn/
"xerox-machine" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“xerox machine” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Synonym of xerographer.
| 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) |
Where “xerox machine” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for xerox machine is 13 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈzɛ.ɹɒks məˈʃiːn/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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.
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.
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The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is X-E-R-O-X- -M-A-C-H-I-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.