insectivore
\ɛ̃.sɛk.ti.vɔʁ\
The verdict
“insectivore” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qualifie un organisme vivant qui se nourrit d’insectes.
Corpus desk
Index FR-insectivore · insectivore · French
insectivore · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "I" 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 | insectivore |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ɛ̃.sɛk.ti.vɔʁ\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
insectivore is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɛ̃.sɛk.ti.vɔʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qualifie un organisme vivant qui se nourrit d’insectes.".
insectivore doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is insectivore, spelled I-N-S-E-C-T-I-V-O-R-E.
Definition
- 1Qualifie un organisme vivant qui se nourrit d’insectes.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how insectivore appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La nécessité de protéger les oiseaux insectivores est indiscutable. Ce sont de précieux auxiliaires du cultivateur et surtout de l’arboriculteur.
En supprimant les feuilles mortes dans les parcs et jardins sous les arbres et arbustes et même entre les plantes vivaces, les souffleurs appauvrissent la terre, l’assèchent, détruisent la litière et ses habitants (invertébrés) et donc privent les oiseaux insectivores et les autres prédateurs de leur nourriture.
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.