pedofilia
/pɨ.dɔ.fi.ˈli.ɐ/
The verdict
“pedofilia” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #15,175 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #15,175
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 9
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - qualidade do pedófilo
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pedofilia |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /pɨ.dɔ.fi.ˈli.ɐ/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #15,175 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pedofilia” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for pedofilia is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /pɨ.dɔ.fi.ˈli.ɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #15,175 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for pedofilia, with forms such as "epdofilia", "pdeofilia", and "peddofilia". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is pedofilia, spelled P-E-D-O-F-I-L-I-A.
Definition
- 1qualidade do pedófilo
- 2desejo sexual de um indivíduo adulto por uma criança
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: epdofilia,pdeofilia,peddofilia,pedfoilia,pedoffilia,pedofiila,pedofilai,pedofillia,pedofliia,pedoiflia,peodfilia,ppedofilia
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pedofilia - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “pedofilia”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-E-D-O-F-I-L-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /pɨ.dɔ.fi.ˈli.ɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese 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.