Which to use
“pedofilia” is a noun and “pedófilo” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,396
- “pedofilia” frequency rank
- #25,755
- “pedófilo” frequency rank
- 51151
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pedofilia | pedófilo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Atracción sexual hacia los niños impúberes por parte de una persona mayor | Propio o relacionado con la pedofilia. |
Where the eye mixes pedofilia and pedófilo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between pedofilia and pedófilo
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pedofilia is [peð̞oˈfilja] while pedófilo is [peˈð̞ofilo]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51151, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pedofilia is recorded at frequency rank #25,396, classified as anoun, pronounced [peð̞oˈfilja]. pedófilo is at rank #25,755, tagged as anadj, pronounced [peˈð̞ofilo].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 51151, this pair ranks #99,409 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pedofilia vs pedófilo
Shared letters: defilop. Private to "pedofilia": a. Private to "pedófilo": ó.
"pedofilia" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVV · "pedófilo" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- pedofilia ← epdofilia · pdeofilia · peddofilia · pedfoilia · pedoffilia · pedofiila · pedofilai · pedofillia
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pedofilia" for "pedófilo" ever safe?
Frequency check: "pedofilia" vs "pedófilo" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "pedofilia" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pedófilo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #99,409 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pedofilia" and "pedófilo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pedófilo vs pedófilos". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #99,409 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.