pédérastie

\pe.de.ʁas.ti\

/\pe.de.ʁas.ti\/ noun

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The verdict

“pédérastie” 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 May 6, 2026) - Relation à visée éducative entre un homme mûr et un jeune garçon, dont les rapports sexuels ne sont qu’une dimension.

Key facts for pédérastie
PropertyValue
Headwordpédérastie
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pe.de.ʁas.ti\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “pédérastie” sits in French frequency

pédérastie falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

pédérastie is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pe.de.ʁas.ti\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

pédérastie has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is pédérastie, spelled P-É-D-É-R-A-S-T-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Relation à visée éducative entre un homme mûr et un jeune garçon, dont les rapports sexuels ne sont qu’une dimension.
  2. 2
    Attirance érotique d’un homme pour les jeunes garçons, généralement adolescents ou préadolescents.
  3. 3
    Homosexualité masculine.

This word in other languages

pederasty(English)pederastia(Español)Knabenliebe(Deutsch)

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 "pédérastie"?
"pédérastie" is spelled P-É-D-É-R-A-S-T-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pe.de.ʁas.ti\.
What does "pédérastie" mean?
As a noun, "pédérastie" means: Relation à visée éducative entre un homme mûr et un jeune garçon, dont les rapports sexuels ne sont qu’une dimension.
How do you pronounce "pédérastie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pédérastie" is \pe.de.ʁas.ti\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pédérastie" come from?
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Using “pédérastie”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is P-É-D-É-R-A-S-T-I-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \pe.de.ʁas.ti\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list