piscivore

\pi.si.vɔʁ\

/\pi.si.vɔʁ\/ adj

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui se nourrit principalement de poissons.

Corpus desk

Index FR-piscivore · piscivore · French

piscivore · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 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.

Key facts for piscivore
PropertyValue
Headwordpiscivore
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\pi.si.vɔʁ\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « piscivore » en français

piscivoresiège 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

piscivore is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \pi.si.vɔʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui se nourrit principalement de poissons.".

piscivore has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is piscivore, spelled P-I-S-C-I-V-O-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui se nourrit principalement de poissons.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. De manière similaire, aux États-Unis, une équipe de bénévoles encadrée par le biologiste Marco Restani suit depuis 2012 des nids de balbuzards pêcheurs – une espèce de rapace piscivore – le long de la rivière Yellowstone, dans le Montana.
  2. Lancées dans leur partie de pêche, des chauves-souris piscivores frôlent la surface.

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 "piscivore"?
"piscivore" is spelled P-I-S-C-I-V-O-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pi.si.vɔʁ\.
What does "piscivore" mean?
As an adjective, "piscivore" means: Qui se nourrit principalement de poissons.
How do you pronounce "piscivore"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "piscivore" is \pi.si.vɔʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "piscivore" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list