pädophile

[pɛdoˈfiːlə]

/[pɛdoˈfiːlə]/ adj

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The verdict

“pädophile” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #30,249. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,249
frequency rank, German
49,534
“P” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs pädophil

Corpus desk

Index DE-padophile · pädophile · German

pädophile · rank #30,249 · 13 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,249
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 49,534
  • PHOTO-FINISH Pult

Nearest frequency peer: Pult (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “pädophile”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “pädophile” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

pädophile vs Pädophilie
80% similar
pädophile vs pädophilen
90% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for pädophile
PropertyValue
Headwordpädophile
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[pɛdoˈfiːlə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#30,249
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “pädophile” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). pädophile lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around pädophile (IPA [pɛdoˈfiːlə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #30,249 among 49,534 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for pädophile, with forms such as "pdäophile", "ppädophile", and "päddophile". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Pädophilie", "pädophilen", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is pädophile, spelled P-Ä-D-O-P-H-I-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs pädophil
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs pädophil
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs pädophil
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs pädophil
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs pädophil
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs pädophil
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs pädophil
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs pädophil
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs pädophil

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • pdäophile
  • ppädophile
  • päddophile
  • pädohpile
  • pädophhile
  • pädophiel
  • pädophille
  • pädophlie
  • pädopihle
  • pädopphile
  • pädpohile
  • päodphile
  • äpdophile

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pädophile - 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.

pdäophile2ppädophile1päddophile1pädohpile2pädophhile1pädophiel2pädophille1pädophlie2
Edit distance from "pädophile"

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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pädophile"?
"pädophile" is spelled P-Ä-D-O-P-H-I-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [pɛdoˈfiːlə].
What does "pädophile" mean?
As an adjective, "pädophile" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs pädophil
What words are commonly confused with "pädophile"?
"pädophile" is commonly confused with "Pädophilie", "pädophilen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pädophile"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pädophile" is [pɛdoˈfiːlə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pädophile" come from?
"pädophile" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Priestern#30,242populärer#30,239Pianistin#30,236perversen#30,234

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

Pfirsich13 variantsSachbuch13 variantsNeuendorf13 variantsSteuermann13 variants
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