paraphilia
par·a·phil·i·a/ˌpæɹəˈfɪliə/noun
paraphilia is spelled P-A-R-A-P-H-I-L-I-A, 5 syllables: par·a·phil·i·a. The wrong spelling people search most is paraphillia: about 80 Bing searches a month in the United States (September 2025 to August 2026), about 1 in 20 of all searches for the word. Paraphilia is a noun meaning “An abnormal sexual arousal or attraction, especially to objects or situations that are not of a sexual…”. The plural of paraphilia is paraphilias or paraphiliae.
How many letters and syllables are in paraphilia?
| Letters | 10: P-A-R-A-P-H-I-L-I-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5: par·a·phil·i·a |
| In writing | about once in every 18 million words; the 128,787th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | 1; the most searched, paraphillia, about 80 Bing searches a month (all of them) |
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); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
How do you spell paraphilia?
Paraphilia is spelled P-A-R-A-P-H-I-L-I-A. One wrong spelling is searched or written often enough to measure; together they are about 1 in 20 of the searches for paraphilia in either form.
Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026). Wrong spellings are taken from Wiktionary entries tagged "misspelling" and its obsolete or nonstandard forms, Wikipedia's Lists of common misspellings and the codespell dictionary, then measured. The proofreader's marks show the change that corrects each one.
How common is paraphilia?
Paraphilia 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).
How do you pronounce paraphilia?
- /ˌpæɹəˈfɪliə/
Paraphilia has 5 syllables, split par·a·phil·i·a in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of paraphilia
- paraphilias plural
- paraphiliae plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does paraphilia mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An abnormal sexual arousal or attraction, especially to objects or situations that are not of a sexual nature; typically of extreme or pathological nature.
- 2
Sexual arousal in response to sexual objects or situations which may interfere with the capacity for reciprocal affectionate sexual activity or lead to clinically significant distress or impairment (e.g. are obligatory, require participation of unconsenting individuals, lead to legal issues).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate paraphilia?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of paraphilia: para.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Paraphilia in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense sexual deviation:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | paraphilie |
| Portuguese | parafilia |
| Spanish | parafilia |
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 paraphilia come from?
From para- (“abnormal”) + -philia.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).