pedophilic
"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
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pedophilic |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “pedophilic” in English
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
- 1Of, relating to, or pertaining to pedophilia.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how pedophilic appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
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.