shotacon
noun
shotacon is spelled S-H-O-T-A-C-O-N: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 72 million words in written English, the 269,040th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, shotacon means “A sexual complex where an adult is attracted to young, typically prepubescent boys, or the fictional depictions thereof” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of shotacon is shotacons.
How many letters and syllables are in shotacon?
| Letters | 8: S-H-O-T-A-C-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 72 million words; the 269,040th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is shotacon?
Shotacon appears about once in every 72 million words in written English, the 269,040th 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 shotacon?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-shotacon.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of shotacon
- shotacons plural
- shotakon
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does shotacon mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A sexual complex where an adult is attracted to young, typically prepubescent boys, or the fictional depictions thereof.
The term shota-con is a variant of the term loli-con for "Lolita complex" comics, a genre of porn comics for men featuring young girls. Shota is a common Japanese boy's name, thus shota-con indicates porn comics featuring young boys.
- 2
An individual with such a fixation.
- 3
Erotic or suggestive art, manga, anime, or other media featuring underage boys.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does shotacon come from?
From Japanese ショタコン (shotakon). By surface analysis, shota + -con (“abnormal sexual attraction”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).