xylophage
\ɡzi.lɔ.faʒ\
The verdict
“xylophage” 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) - Lignivore, qui se nourrit de bois.
Corpus desk
Index FR-xylophage · xylophage · French
xylophage · 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 "X" 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 | xylophage |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ɡzi.lɔ.faʒ\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « xylophage » en français
Rare enough to double-check
xylophage is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɡzi.lɔ.faʒ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for xylophage, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is xylophage, spelled X-Y-L-O-P-H-A-G-E.
Definition
- 1Lignivore, qui se nourrit de bois.
- 2Qui dévore, ronge le bois.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how xylophage appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
L’identification du bois par la présence de traces d’insectes xylophages indique aussi à quel moment ces animaux l’ont infesté : sur le bois vivant, le bois mort ou le bois ouvragé.
Il passe ses journées en forêt pour suivre l’exploitation d’autant plus que le bostryche, minuscule insecte xylophage qui a envahi la forêt vosgienne menace la Forêt-Noire.
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.