Which to use
“pédophiles” is an adjective and “pédophilie” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,572
- “pédophiles” frequency rank
- #15,982
- “pédophilie” frequency rank
- 34554
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pédophiles | pédophilie |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de pédophile. | Attirance sexuelle, pathologique et criminelle, envers les personnes impubères ou en début de puberté, qui domine la sexualité d'un individu. |
Where the eye mixes pédophiles and pédophilie
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. pédophiles (CVCVCCVCVC) and pédophilie (CVCVCCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses pédophiles with pédophilie
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pédophiles is \pe.dɔ.fil\ while pédophilie is \pe.dɔ.fi.li\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34554, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pédophiles is recorded at frequency rank #18,572, classified as anadj, pronounced \pe.dɔ.fil\. pédophilie is at rank #15,982, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pe.dɔ.fi.li\.
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 34554, this pair ranks #282,980 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pédophiles vs pédophilie
Shared letters: dehilopé. Private to "pédophiles": s. Private to "pédophilie": -.
"pédophiles" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC · "pédophilie" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pédophiles" for "pédophilie" ever safe?
Frequency check: "pédophiles" vs "pédophilie" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "pédophiles" and "pédophilie" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pédophiles" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pédophilie" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #282,980 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pédophiles" and "pédophilie" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pédophile vs pédophiles". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #282,980 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.