pedophilic
adjective, noun
pedophilic is spelled P-E-D-O-P-H-I-L-I-C: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 122,704th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, pedophilic means “Of, relating to, or pertaining to pedophilia” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in pedophilic?
| Letters | 10: P-E-D-O-P-H-I-L-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 122,704th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is pedophilic?
Pedophilic appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 122,704th 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 pedophilic?
Pedophilic has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of pedophilic
- more pedophilic comparative
- most pedophilic superlative
- paedophilic UK
- pedophilics plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pedophilic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of, relating to, or pertaining to pedophilia.
noun
- 1
Synonym of pedophile.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pedophilic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of, relating to, or pertaining to pedophilia:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | pädophil |
| Spanish | pedófilo, paidófilo, pedofílico, paidofílico |
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 pedophilic come from?
From pedo- (“child”) + -philic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).