Pädophilie
German, noun[ˌpɛːdofiˈliː]
Pädophilie is spelled P-Ä-D-O-P-H-I-L-I-E (10 letters) and appears 1.7 times per million words in written German, the 27,235th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pädophilie is a German feminine noun meaning “pedophilia (sexual feeling of desire directed towards children)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “sexuelle Neigung Erwachsener zu Kindern und Jugendlichen vor Erreichen der Pubertät”.
What does Pädophilie mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepedophilia (sexual feeling of desire directed towards children)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. sexuelle Neigung Erwachsener zu Kindern und Jugendlichen vor Erreichen der Pubertät
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce Pädophilie?
- [ˌpɛːdofiˈliː]
- [ˌpeːdofiˈliː]
- [pɛdofiˈliː]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Pädophilie
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Pädophilie in German?
Pädophilie appears 1.7 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).