phyllophage
\fi.lɔ.faʒ\
The verdict
“phyllophage” 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) - Qui vit en mangeant des feuilles.
Corpus desk
Index FR-phyllophage · phyllophage · French
phyllophage · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" 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 | phyllophage |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \fi.lɔ.faʒ\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « phyllophage » en français
Rare enough to double-check
phyllophage is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \fi.lɔ.faʒ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui vit en mangeant des feuilles.".
phyllophage has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is phyllophage, spelled P-H-Y-L-L-O-P-H-A-G-E.
Definition
- 1Qui vit en mangeant des feuilles.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how phyllophage appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
L’indri, les paresseux, le gorille de montagne, l’hoatzin, les iguanes, les bombyx, etc. sont phyllophages ou folivores.
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.