pedofilia

[peð̞oˈfilja]

/[peð̞oˈfilja]/ noun

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The verdict

“pedofilia” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #25,396. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,396
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Atracción sexual hacia los niños impúberes por parte de una persona mayor

Corpus desk

Index ES-pedofilia · pedofilia · Spanish

pedofilia · rank #25,396 · 12 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,396
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH pavos

Nearest frequency peer: pavos (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “pedofilia”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “pedofilia” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

pedofilia vs pedófilo
67% similar
pedofilia vs pedófilos
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for pedofilia
PropertyValue
Headwordpedofilia
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[peð̞oˈfilja]
Letters9
Frequency rank#25,396
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “pedofilia”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).pedofiliacae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “pavos” (#25,395), “peligrosamente” (#25,397), “Patiño” (#25,394). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “pedofilia” va en #25,396. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around pedofilia (IPA [peð̞oˈfilja]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #25,396 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Atracción sexual hacia los niños impúberes por parte de una persona mayor".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for pedofilia, with forms such as "epdofilia", "pdeofilia", and "peddofilia". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "pedófilo", "pedófilos", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is pedofilia, spelled P-E-D-O-F-I-L-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Atracción sexual hacia los niños impúberes por parte de una persona mayor

Synonyms

paidofiliapederastia

This word in other languages

pedophilia(English)pédophilie(Français)Pädophilie(Deutsch)pedofilia(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • epdofilia
  • pdeofilia
  • peddofilia
  • pedfoilia
  • pedoffilia
  • pedofiila
  • pedofilai
  • pedofillia
  • pedofliia
  • pedoiflia
  • peodfilia
  • ppedofilia

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pedofilia - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

epdofilia2pdeofilia2peddofilia1pedfoilia2pedoffilia1pedofiila2pedofilai2pedofillia1
Edit distance from "pedofilia"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pedofilia"?
"pedofilia" is spelled P-E-D-O-F-I-L-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is [peð̞oˈfilja].
What does "pedofilia" mean?
As a noun, "pedofilia" means: Atracción sexual hacia los niños impúberes por parte de una persona mayor
What words are commonly confused with "pedofilia"?
"pedofilia" is commonly confused with "pedófilo", "pedófilos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pedofilia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pedofilia" is [peð̞oˈfilja]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pedofilia" come from?
"pedofilia" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "pedofilia", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

persisten#25,399Parkinson#25,390plausible#25,403precedido#25,407

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

panfleto12 variantspancarta12 variantspreparen12 variantsoperarios12 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list