pedophilic

adj

"pedophilic" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“pedophilic” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of, relating to, or pertaining to pedophilia.

Corpus desk

Index EN-pedophilic · pedophilic · English

pedophilic · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "P" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for pedophilic
PropertyValue
Headwordpedophilic
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “pedophilic” in English

pedophilicsits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

pedophilic is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Of, relating to, or pertaining to pedophilia.".

Zero misspellings are on record for pedophilic in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: From pedo- (“child”) + -philic. The correct English form is pedophilic, spelled P-E-D-O-P-H-I-L-I-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    Of, relating to, or pertaining to pedophilia.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how pedophilic appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. In a consumerist hypersexualized environment where bare-midriffed fifteen-year-olds are the pedophilic standard of desirability, becoming older is coded as a set of deficiencies.

Etymology

From pedo- (“child”) + -philic.

Antonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pedophilic"?
"pedophilic" is spelled P-E-D-O-P-H-I-L-I-C.
What does "pedophilic" mean?
As an adjective, "pedophilic" means: Of, relating to, or pertaining to pedophilia.
What is the origin of the word "pedophilic"?
From pedo- (“child”) + -philic. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list