androphilia

/ˌæn.dɹəʊˈfɪ.li.ə/

//ˌæn.dɹəʊˈfɪ.li.ə// noun

"androphilia" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“androphilia” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A love of or sexual attraction to men or masculinity.

Corpus desk

Index EN-androphilia · androphilia · English

androphilia · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for androphilia
PropertyValue
Headwordandrophilia
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˌæn.dɹəʊˈfɪ.li.ə/
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “androphilia” in English

androphiliasits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

androphilia is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌæn.dɹəʊˈfɪ.li.ə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A love of or sexual attraction to men or masculinity.".

androphilia has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From andro- + -philia. The correct English form is androphilia, spelled A-N-D-R-O-P-H-I-L-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    A love of or sexual attraction to men or masculinity.

Etymology

From andro- + -philia.

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "androphilia"?
"androphilia" is spelled A-N-D-R-O-P-H-I-L-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌæn.dɹəʊˈfɪ.li.ə/.
What does "androphilia" mean?
As a noun, "androphilia" means: A love of or sexual attraction to men or masculinity.
How do you pronounce "androphilia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "androphilia" is /ˌæn.dɹəʊˈfɪ.li.ə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "androphilia"?
From andro- + -philia. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list