bibliofobia

/ˌbi.bli.o.foˈbi.ɐ/ [ˌbi.blɪ.o.foˈbi.ɐ], AFI: /ˌbi.bljo.foˈbi.ɐ/ (coloquial)

//ˌbi.bli.o.foˈbi.ɐ/ [ˌbi.blɪ.o.foˈbi.ɐ], AFI: /ˌbi.bljo.foˈbi.ɐ/ (coloquial)/ noun

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The verdict

“bibliofobia” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - medo ou aversão mórbida aos livros

Key facts for bibliofobia
PropertyValue
Headwordbibliofobia
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˌbi.bli.o.foˈbi.ɐ/ [ˌbi.blɪ.o.foˈbi.ɐ], AFI: /ˌbi.bljo.foˈbi.ɐ/ (coloquial)
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “bibliofobia” sits in Portuguese frequency

bibliofobia falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Portuguese words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bibliofobia is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌbi.bli.o.foˈbi.ɐ/ [ˌbi.blɪ.o.foˈbi.ɐ], AFI: /ˌbi.bljo.foˈbi.ɐ/ (coloquial). Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for bibliofobia in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is bibliofobia, spelled B-I-B-L-I-O-F-O-B-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    medo ou aversão mórbida aos livros
  2. 2
    aversão aos livros ou à sua leitura

Antonyms

bibliofilia

This word in other languages

bibliophobia(English)bibliofobia(Español)bibliophobie(Français)Bibliophobie(Deutsch)

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 "bibliofobia"?
"bibliofobia" is spelled B-I-B-L-I-O-F-O-B-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌbi.bli.o.foˈbi.ɐ/ [ˌbi.blɪ.o.foˈbi.ɐ], AFI: /ˌbi.bljo.foˈbi.ɐ/ (coloquial).
What does "bibliofobia" mean?
As a noun, "bibliofobia" means: medo ou aversão mórbida aos livros
How do you pronounce "bibliofobia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bibliofobia" is /ˌbi.bli.o.foˈbi.ɐ/ [ˌbi.blɪ.o.foˈbi.ɐ], AFI: /ˌbi.bljo.foˈbi.ɐ/ (coloquial). Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bibliofobia" come from?
"bibliofobia" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “bibliofobia”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is B-I-B-L-I-O-F-O-B-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˌbi.bli.o.foˈbi.ɐ/ [ˌbi.blɪ.o.foˈbi.ɐ], AFI: /ˌbi.bljo.foˈbi.ɐ/ (coloquial) (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list