Nouns That Start With X
These nouns that start with X come from a standard English dictionary used for word games, ranked by how often each word is used in everyday writing. There are 4 nouns starting with X on this page. The 4 most common come first, each with a short meaning, followed by shorter, longer and easier picks and a filter for any ending or length.
Only four nouns start with X here, which makes it the smallest letter on this list. Xenon is a gas used in some bright lamps, xi is a letter of the Greek alphabet, and xenophobia is a long word for fear or dislike of foreigners.
Notice that X at the start of these words usually sounds like Z. For alphabet games, X is the letter to plan for. The nearby Y and Z pages, or nouns with X inside, give you more to work with.
- Nouns starting with X
- 4
- Most used
- xi
- Longest common one
- xenophobia 10 letters
Most common nouns that start with X
Ranked by how often the word appears in English text. "Type" is the word's main part of speech.
| # | Word | Meaning | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | xi | the cardinal number that is the sum of ten and one | noun |
| 2 | xenophobia | a fear of foreigners or strangers | noun |
| 3 | xerox | a copy made by a xerographic printer | noun |
| 4 | xenon | a colorless odorless inert gaseous element occurring in the earth's atmosphere in trace amounts | noun |
Short nouns that start with X
- xi
- xerox
- xenon
Long nouns that start with X
- xenophobia
More that start with X
- NamesXimena, Xavier
- Girl namesXimena, Xiomara
- Boy namesXavier, Xander
- Last namesXiong, Xu
- Wordsxenophobia, xenophobic
- 5-letter wordsxerox, xenon
- Adjectivesxenophobic
- Animalsx-ray tetra, xenops
- Flowersxeranthemum
- Countries
- CitiesXian, Xiamen
- Foodsxacuti
- Fruitsximenia
- Thingsx-ray, xylophone
- Colorsxanadu
- Jobsx-ray technician, xylophonist
- Dog namesXiao, Xander
Questions people ask
How many nouns start with X?
This list has 4 nouns starting with X, taken from a standard word-game dictionary and limited to words that appear in real English text.
What are the most common nouns that start with X?
xi, xenophobia, xerox, xenon are the most used in everyday English.
What are some long nouns that start with X?
xenophobia.
Source: the ENABLE word list (a public-domain dictionary used for word games), ranked by how often each word appears in English text (the open wordfreq project), with short meanings from Princeton WordNet. Offensive words are left out.
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