paraphilie

\pa.ʁa.fi.li\

/\pa.ʁa.fi.li\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Comportement sexuel considéré comme déviant.

Corpus desk

Index FR-paraphilie · paraphilie · French

paraphilie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "P" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for paraphilie
PropertyValue
Headwordparaphilie
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pa.ʁa.fi.li\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « paraphilie » en français

paraphiliesiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

paraphilie is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pa.ʁa.fi.li\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for paraphilie, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is paraphilie, spelled P-A-R-A-P-H-I-L-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Comportement sexuel considéré comme déviant.
  2. 2
    Toute attraction ou pratique sexuelle qui diffère des actes sexuels considérés comme faisant partie d’une sexualité normale.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Pendant le procès des viols de Mazan, le principal accusé, Dominique Pelicot, a été présenté par les experts psychiatres comme un homme atteint de plusieurs perversions sexuelles – on préfère aujourd’hui parler de « paraphilie ».
  2. Une paraphilie, « c’est en quelque sorte aimer quelque chose ou une activité en marge de ce qu’aime la grande majorité des personnes », écrit Serge Stoléru, psychiatre et chercheur à l’Inserm-Hôpital Paul-Brousse, […]

Antonyms

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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 "paraphilie"?
"paraphilie" is spelled P-A-R-A-P-H-I-L-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pa.ʁa.fi.li\.
What does "paraphilie" mean?
As a noun, "paraphilie" means: Comportement sexuel considéré comme déviant.
How do you pronounce "paraphilie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "paraphilie" is \pa.ʁa.fi.li\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "paraphilie" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list