xenofobia

[senoˈfoβ̞ja]

/[senoˈfoβ̞ja]/ noun

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The verdict

“xenofobia” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #16,488. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,488
frequency rank, Spanish
29
“X” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prejuicios con recelo, odio, fobia y rechazo contra los extranjeros, o, en general, contra los grupos étnicos diferentes, o contra personas cuya fisionomía social y cultural se desconoce.

Corpus desk

Index ES-xenofobia · xenofobia · Spanish

xenofobia · rank #16,488 · 13 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,488
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 29
  • PHOTO-FINISH yace

Nearest frequency peer: yace (+1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “xenofobia”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “xenofobia” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

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).

xenofobia vs xenófobo
67% similar
xenofobia vs xenófobos
67% similar

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

Key facts for xenofobia
PropertyValue
Headwordxenofobia
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[senoˈfoβ̞ja]
Letters9
Frequency rank#16,488
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “xenofobia”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.xenofobiacae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “yace” (#16,489), “Western” (#16,486), “yacimiento” (#16,490). Entre 29 lemas con “X”, “xenofobia” va en #16,488. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around xenofobia (IPA [senoˈfoβ̞ja]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #16,488 among 29 “X” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Prejuicios con recelo, odio, fobia y rechazo contra los extranjeros, o, en general, contra los grupos étnicos diferentes, o contra personas cuya fisionomía social y cultural se desconoce.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for xenofobia, with forms such as "exnofobia", "xenfoobia", and "xennofobia". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "xenófobo", "xenófobos", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is xenofobia, spelled X-E-N-O-F-O-B-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prejuicios con recelo, odio, fobia y rechazo contra los extranjeros, o, en general, contra los grupos étnicos diferentes, o contra personas cuya fisionomía social y cultural se desconoce.

This word in other languages

xenophobia(English)xénophobie(Français)Xenophobie(Deutsch)xenofobia(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • exnofobia
  • xenfoobia
  • xennofobia
  • xenofboia
  • xenoffobia
  • xenofobai
  • xenofobbia
  • xenofoiba
  • xenofovia
  • xenoofbia
  • xeonfobia
  • xneofobia
  • xxenofobia

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

exnofobia2xenfoobia2xennofobia1xenofboia2xenoffobia1xenofobai2xenofobbia1xenofoiba2
Edit distance from "xenofobia"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "xenofobia"?
"xenofobia" is spelled X-E-N-O-F-O-B-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is [senoˈfoβ̞ja].
What does "xenofobia" mean?
As a noun, "xenofobia" means: Prejuicios con recelo, odio, fobia y rechazo contra los extranjeros, o, en general, contra los grupos étnicos diferentes, o contra personas cuya fisionomía social y cultural se desconoce.
What words are commonly confused with "xenofobia"?
"xenofobia" is commonly confused with "xenófobo", "xenófobos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "xenofobia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "xenofobia" is [senoˈfoβ̞ja]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "xenofobia" come from?
"xenofobia" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

Valverde13 variantsutilizaba13 variantsbalcones13 variantsseñoritas13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list