zoophilia
/ˈzəʊ.əfɪliə/
"zoophilia" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“zoophilia” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A paraphilia involving the sexual attraction of people to non-human animals.
Corpus desk
Index EN-zoophilia · zoophilia · English
zoophilia · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Z" 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 | zoophilia |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈzəʊ.əfɪliə/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “zoophilia” in English
Rare enough to double-check
zoophilia is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈzəʊ.əfɪliə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
zoophilia doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From zoo- + -philia. The correct English form is zoophilia, spelled Z-O-O-P-H-I-L-I-A.
Definition
- 1A paraphilia involving the sexual attraction of people to non-human animals.
- 2The human sexual attraction or arousal to non-sapient animals.
- 3Excessive fondness for animals.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how zoophilia appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
For quotations using this term, see Citations:zoophilia.
Etymology
From zoo- + -philia.
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.