Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

teratophiliac

/ˈtɛɹ.ə.təˌfɪl.i.æk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ter-atophil-i-ac
IPA: /ˈtɛɹ.ə.təˌfɪl.i.æk/

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who is sexually attracted to deformed and/or monstrous people.

Etymology

Etymology tree English terato- Proto-Indo-European *bʰil- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰil-o-s Ancient Greek φῐ́λος (phĭ́los) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek φῐλῐ́ᾱ (phĭlĭ́ā)der. English -philia English teratophilia English -ac English teratophiliac From teratophilia + -ac.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈtɛɹ.ə.təˌfɪl.i.æk/

Inflected Forms

teratophiliacs (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce teratophiliac?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɛɹ.ə.təˌfɪl.i.æk/.
What does teratophiliac mean?: Someone who is sexually attracted to deformed and/or monstrous people.
Where does teratophiliac come from?: Etymology tree English terato- Proto-Indo-European *bʰil- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰil-o-s Ancient Greek φῐ́λος (phĭ́los) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek φῐλῐ́ᾱ (phĭlĭ́ā)der. English -philia English teratophilia English -ac English teratophiliac From teratophilia + -ac.

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