necrófilo
Portuguese, noun/neˈkɾɔ.fi.lu/
necrófilo is spelled N-E-C-R-Ó-F-I-L-O (9 letters) and appears about once in every 17 million words in written Portuguese, the 124,583rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Necrófilo is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “necrophiliac (person who engages in necrophilia)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “vampiro”.
What does necrófilo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinenecrophiliac (person who engages in necrophilia)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. vampiro 2. que sofre de necrofilia 3. pessoa que tem atração sexual por mortos
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of necrófilo
- necrófilos plural
- necrófila feminine
- necrófilas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce necrófilo?
- Brazil /neˈkɾɔ.fi.lu/
- Portugal /nɨˈkɾɔ.fi.lu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to necrófilo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is necrófilo in Portuguese?
necrófilo appears about once in every 17 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).