folivore
\fɔ.li.vɔʁ\
The verdict
“folivore” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui mange — exclusivement ou non — des feuilles.
Corpus desk
Index FR-folivore · folivore · French
folivore · 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 "F" 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 | folivore |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \fɔ.li.vɔʁ\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
folivore is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \fɔ.li.vɔʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui mange — exclusivement ou non — des feuilles.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for folivore in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
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 French form is folivore, spelled F-O-L-I-V-O-R-E.
Definition
- 1Qui mange — exclusivement ou non — des feuilles.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how folivore appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les gorilles des plaines de l’Ouest ont un régime alimentaire folivore à plus de 70 %, qui s’inverse pour devenir à plus de 70 % frugivore en fonction de la saison.
Synonyms
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.