xenofobia

/ʃɨ.nɔ.fu.ˈbi.ɐ/

//ʃɨ.nɔ.fu.ˈbi.ɐ// noun

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The verdict

“xenofobia” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #26,937. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,937
frequency rank, Portuguese
27
“X” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - antipatia pelas pessoas ou coisas estrangeiras

Corpus desk

Index PT-xenofobia · xenofobia · Portuguese

xenofobia · rank #26,937 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,937
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 27
  • PHOTO-FINISH wine

Nearest frequency peer: wine (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “xenofobia”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “xenofobia” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for xenofobia
PropertyValue
Headwordxenofobia
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ʃɨ.nɔ.fu.ˈbi.ɐ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#26,937
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “xenofobia”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).xenofobiacai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “wine” (#26,936), “úlcera” (#26,943), “veementemente” (#26,930). Entre 27 lemas com “X”, “xenofobia” fica em #26,937. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around xenofobia (IPA /ʃɨ.nɔ.fu.ˈbi.ɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,937 among 27 “X” headwords. Dominant gloss: "antipatia pelas pessoas ou coisas estrangeiras".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for xenofobia, with forms such as "exnofobia", "xenfoobia", and "xennofobia". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is xenofobia, spelled X-E-N-O-F-O-B-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    antipatia pelas pessoas ou coisas estrangeiras

Antonyms

xenofilia

This word in other languages

xenophobia(English)xenofobia(Español)xénophobie(Français)Xenophobie(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • exnofobia
  • xenfoobia
  • xennofobia
  • xenofboia
  • xenoffobia
  • xenofobai
  • xenofobbia
  • xenofoiba
  • xenoofbia
  • xeonfobia
  • xneofobia
  • xxenofobia

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of xenofobia - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

exnofobia2xenfoobia2xennofobia1xenofboia2xenoffobia1xenofobai2xenofobbia1xenofoiba2
Edit distance from "xenofobia"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "xenofobia"?
"xenofobia" is spelled X-E-N-O-F-O-B-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ʃɨ.nɔ.fu.ˈbi.ɐ/.
What does "xenofobia" mean?
As a noun, "xenofobia" means: antipatia pelas pessoas ou coisas estrangeiras
What are common misspellings of "xenofobia"?
Common misspellings include "exnofobia", "xenfoobia", "xennofobia", "xenofboia", "xenoffobia". The correct spelling is "xenofobia".
How do you pronounce "xenofobia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "xenofobia" is /ʃɨ.nɔ.fu.ˈbi.ɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "xenofobia" come from?
"xenofobia" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "xenofobia", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

acarretar#26,946vantajoso#26,927aderência#26,949apanhando#26,963

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

angariação12 variantsaperitivo12 variantsaprontar12 variantsconfisco12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list