parafilia
/pa.ɾa.fiˈli.ɐ/
The verdict
“parafilia” is outside the top-ranked Portuguese vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - desvio de comportamento sexual no qual, em geral, a fonte predominante de prazer não se encontra no coito, mas em alguma outra atividade, muitas vezes de modo patológico e considerado transtorno ps...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | parafilia |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /pa.ɾa.fiˈli.ɐ/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “parafilia” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for parafilia is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /pa.ɾa.fiˈli.ɐ/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No misspelling variants are generated for parafilia in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is parafilia, spelled P-A-R-A-F-I-L-I-A.
Definition
- 1desvio de comportamento sexual no qual, em geral, a fonte predominante de prazer não se encontra no coito, mas em alguma outra atividade, muitas vezes de modo patológico e considerado transtorno psiquiátrico ou desvio psicológico
- 2conduta sexual atípica que, em alguns casos, constitui objeto de estudo da psicopatologia forense por suas implicações tanto no direito civil (como no direito de família, por exemplo), quanto no direito penal (como nos crimes de pedofilia, ultraje público ao pudor e outros)
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “parafilia”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-A-R-A-F-I-L-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /pa.ɾa.fiˈli.ɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.