teleiophile

/tɛˈleɪ.əˌfaɪl/

//tɛˈleɪ.əˌfaɪl// noun

"teleiophile" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency English
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A person who is sexually attracted to adults.

Corpus desk

Index EN-teleiophile · teleiophile · English

teleiophile · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "T" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for teleiophile
PropertyValue
Headwordteleiophile
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/tɛˈleɪ.əˌfaɪl/
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “teleiophile” in English

teleiophilesits 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

teleiophile is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /tɛˈleɪ.əˌfaɪl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A person who is sexually attracted to adults.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for teleiophile, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From teleio- + -phile. The correct English form is teleiophile, spelled T-E-L-E-I-O-P-H-I-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A person who is sexually attracted to adults.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Of the remaining 428, 70 were classified as pedophiles, 225 as hebephiles, and 133 as teleiophiles.
  2. Daniel Bergner, age 48, the divorced father of two teenage children, is what sexologists would call a straight, vanilla teleiophile.

Etymology

From teleio- + -phile.

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 "teleiophile"?
"teleiophile" is spelled T-E-L-E-I-O-P-H-I-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is /tɛˈleɪ.əˌfaɪl/.
What does "teleiophile" mean?
As a noun, "teleiophile" means: A person who is sexually attracted to adults.
How do you pronounce "teleiophile"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "teleiophile" is /tɛˈleɪ.əˌfaɪl/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "teleiophile"?
From teleio- + -phile. 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