Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

necrophile

/ˈnɛkɹəʊ̆faɪl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.36 in modern English

Syllables: necrophile
IPA: /ˈnɛkɹəʊ̆faɪl/

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who is subject to necrophilia.

noun

One who engages in sexual acts with corpses.

Example Sentences

"He has seizures of erotic and macaberesque madness. He is a sort of necrophile. He has kept a journal in which he sets forth his disease with the utmost clearness."

Etymology

From necro- + -phile.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: necro
Suffix: phile

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈnɛkɹəʊ̆faɪl/

Inflected Forms

necrophiles (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce necrophile?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnɛkɹəʊ̆faɪl/.
What does necrophile mean?: One who is subject to necrophilia.
Where does necrophile come from?: From necro- + -phile.

How to pronounce necrophile

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