-phobe
\fɔb\
The verdict
“-phobe” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a suffix. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Élément qui signifie « qui craint », il sert à former des adjectifs ou des noms qui définissent un individu qui manifeste cette peur, cet effroi.
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Index FR-phobe · -phobe · French
-phobe · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "-" 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 | -phobe |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Suffix |
| IPA | \fɔb\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
-phobe is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as asuffix, transcribed \fɔb\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for -phobe in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is -phobe, spelled --P-H-O-B-E.
Definition
- 1Élément qui signifie « qui craint », il sert à former des adjectifs ou des noms qui définissent un individu qui manifeste cette peur, cet effroi.
- 2Utilisé pour former des adjectifs ou des noms qui définissent un individu qui manifeste du rejet, de la haine, de la discrimination.
- 3Appliqué également à certains phénomènes biologiques, chimiques ou physiques pour exprimer une relation de répulsion.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how -phobe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
arachnophobe ; rupophobe.
transphobe ; islamophobe.
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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.