# pedophile

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpiː.dəˌfaɪl/ · frequency rank #19,658

## Definitions
1. An adult or older adolescent who is sexually attracted to prepubescent children.
2. An adult who is sexually attracted to or engages in sexual acts with a child under the age of consent.
3. A consumer of lewd artwork of characters under the age of consent.

## Etymology
From pedo- (“child”) + -phile, after Ancient Greek παιδοφῐ́λης (paidophĭ́lēs) (from παῖς (paîs, “boy, child”) + φιλέω (philéō, “to love”)).

## Easily confused with
- **pedophilia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pedophile-vs-pedophilia)
- **paedophile** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paedophile-vs-pedophile)

## Common misspellings (13)
`epdophile`, `pdeophile`, `peddophile`, `pedohpile`, `pedophhile`, `pedophiel`, `pedophille`, `pedophlie`, `pedopihle`, `pedopphile`, `pedpohile`, `peodphile`, `ppedophile`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/pedophile