crotophage

\kʁɔ.tɔ.faʒ\

/\kʁɔ.tɔ.faʒ\/ noun

The verdict

“crotophage” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genre d'oiseau de la famille des cuculidés comprenant trois espèces habitant l'Amérique Centrale, les Caraïbes, et une grande partie de l’Amérique du Sud, et plus communément appelé ani, qui est ma...

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Index FR-crotophage · crotophage · French

crotophage · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" 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.

Key facts for crotophage
PropertyValue
Headwordcrotophage
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kʁɔ.tɔ.faʒ\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « crotophage » en français

crotophagesiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

crotophage is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kʁɔ.tɔ.faʒ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Genre d'oiseau de la famille des cuculidés comprenant trois espèces habitant l'Amérique Centrale, les Caraïbes, et une grande partie de l’Amérique du Sud, et plus communément appelé ani, qui est ma...".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for crotophage, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is crotophage, spelled C-R-O-T-O-P-H-A-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genre d'oiseau de la famille des cuculidés comprenant trois espèces habitant l'Amérique Centrale, les Caraïbes, et une grande partie de l’Amérique du Sud, et plus communément appelé ani, qui est maintenant son nom normalisé.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how crotophage appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. En sortant de la forêt inculte, aux premiers déboisements qui se trouvent avant Archidona, on fait connaissance avec les crotophages.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "crotophage"?
"crotophage" is spelled C-R-O-T-O-P-H-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kʁɔ.tɔ.faʒ\.
What does "crotophage" mean?
As a noun, "crotophage" means: Genre d'oiseau de la famille des cuculidés comprenant trois espèces habitant l'Amérique Centrale, les Caraïbes, et une grande partie de l’Amérique du Sud, et plus communément appelé ani, qui est ma...
How do you pronounce "crotophage"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "crotophage" is \kʁɔ.tɔ.faʒ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "crotophage" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list