xilófago
[siˈlofaɣ̞o]
The verdict
“xilófago” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que se alimenta de madera, como ciertos insectos, en especial las termitas o la carcoma
Corpus desk
Index ES-xilofago · xilófago · Spanish
xilófago · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "X" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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 | xilófago |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [siˈlofaɣ̞o] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “xilófago” en español
Rare enough to double-check
xilófago is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [siˈlofaɣ̞o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Que se alimenta de madera, como ciertos insectos, en especial las termitas o la carcoma".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for xilófago, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is xilófago, spelled X-I-L-Ó-F-A-G-O.
Definition
- 1Que se alimenta de madera, como ciertos insectos, en especial las termitas o la carcoma
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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.