androfilia
[ãn̪d̪ɾoˈfilja]
The verdict
“androfilia” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Atracción sexual por los varones.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | androfilia |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ãn̪d̪ɾoˈfilja] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “androfilia” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for androfilia is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ãn̪d̪ɾoˈfilja]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No misspelling variants are generated for androfilia in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is androfilia, spelled A-N-D-R-O-F-I-L-I-A.
Definition
- 1Atracción sexual por los varones.
- 2En particular, en la clasificación psicológica de Hirschfeld, atracción por los varones de edad madura, entre 30 y 50 años de edad.
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.
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Using “androfilia”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-N-D-R-O-F-I-L-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ãn̪d̪ɾoˈfilja] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.