Gynophilie
[ɡynofiˈliː]
The verdict
“Gynophilie” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sexuelles Interesse an erwachsenen Frauen
Corpus desk
Index DE-gynophilie · Gynophilie · German
Gynophilie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" 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 | Gynophilie |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɡynofiˈliː] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Gynophilie“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Gynophilie is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡynofiˈliː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sexuelles Interesse an erwachsenen Frauen".
No misspelling variants are generated for Gynophilie in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Gynophilie, spelled G-Y-N-O-P-H-I-L-I-E.
Definition
- 1sexuelles Interesse an erwachsenen Frauen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Gynophilie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Aus der Perspektive der Geschlechterdifferenzierung sind ‚Homo- und ‚Heterosexualität‘ dagegen nur eine Verschlingung der Geschlechterdifferenz, die aus der Androphilie oder Gynophilie von Menschen einen überhaupt signifikanten Umstand macht.“
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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.