pederast
/ˈpɛd.ɚ.ɹæst/
"pederast" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“pederast” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A man who is engaged in an erotic relationship with an adolescent boy; a practitioner of pederasty.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pederast |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈpɛd.ɚ.ɹæst/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pederast” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
pederast is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈpɛd.ɚ.ɹæst/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A man who is engaged in an erotic relationship with an adolescent boy; a practitioner of pederasty.".
pederast has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French pédéraste, from Ancient Greek παιδεραστής (paiderastḗs, “lover of boys”), from παῖς (paîs, “boy”) and ἐραστής (erastḗs, “lover”). The correct English form is pederast, spelled P-E-D-E-R-A-S-T.
Definition
- 1A man who is engaged in an erotic relationship with an adolescent boy; a practitioner of pederasty.
Etymology
Borrowed from French pédéraste, from Ancient Greek παιδεραστής (paiderastḗs, “lover of boys”), from παῖς (paîs, “boy”) and ἐραστής (erastḗs, “lover”).
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.
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Using “pederast”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is P-E-D-E-R-A-S-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈpɛd.ɚ.ɹæst/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.