pederasty
/ˈpɛd.ə.ɹəs.ti/
"pederasty" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“pederasty” is uncommon English (frequency #98,553 among 46,516 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #98,553
- frequency rank, English
- 46,516
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Erotic love, sexually expressed or chaste, between a man and an adolescent boy.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pederasty |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈpɛd.ə.ɹəs.ti/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #98,553 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pederasty” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
pederasty is uncommon English at frequency #98,553 among 46,516 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈpɛd.ə.ɹəs.ti/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
pederasty has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Ancient Greek παιδεραστία (paiderastía, “love of boys”), from παιδεραστής (paiderastḗs, “pederast”), from παῖς (paîs, “child, son, boy”) + ἐραστής (erastḗs, “lover”), from ἔραμαι (éramai, “to love”). The correct English form is pederasty, spelled P-E-D-E-R-A-S-T-Y.
Definition
- 1Erotic love, sexually expressed or chaste, between a man and an adolescent boy.
- 2Anal intercourse in general, usually between a man and an adolescent boy.
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek παιδεραστία (paiderastía, “love of boys”), from παιδεραστής (paiderastḗs, “pederast”), from παῖς (paîs, “child, son, boy”) + ἐραστής (erastḗs, “lover”), from ἔραμαι (éramai, “to love”).
Synonyms
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you spell "pederasty"?
What does "pederasty" mean?
How do you pronounce "pederasty"?
What is the origin of the word "pederasty"?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Using “pederasty”
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-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈpɛd.ə.ɹəs.ti/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Other uncommon English words near this rank
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.