necrophiliac
noun
necrophiliac is spelled N-E-C-R-O-P-H-I-L-I-A-C: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 128,787th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, necrophiliac means “A person who engages in necrophilia” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of necrophiliac is necrophiliacs.
How many letters and syllables are in necrophiliac?
| Letters | 12: N-E-C-R-O-P-H-I-L-I-A-C |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 18 million words; the 128,787th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is necrophiliac?
Necrophiliac appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 128,787th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of necrophiliac
- necrophiliacs plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does necrophiliac mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person who engages in necrophilia.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Necrophiliac in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense person who engages in necrophilia:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | necrófilo |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does necrophiliac come from?
From necro- + -philiac.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).