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paedophile

/ˈpɛ.dəʉˌfɑɪl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.85 in modern English

Syllables
pae-dophile
IPA
/ˈpɛ.dəʉˌfɑɪl/
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Commonwealth standard spelling of pedophile.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English paedo- Proto-Indo-European *bʰil- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰil-o-s Ancient Greek φίλος (phílos)bor. Latin -philalbor. English -phile English paedophile From paedo- + -phile.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈpɛ.dəʉˌfɑɪl/
  • British English: /ˈpiː.dəˌfaɪl/

Inflected Forms

paedophiles (plural)

Derived Forms

antipaedophile paedophilophile

Phrases

paedophile-phobia

Synonyms

pedophile

Questions

How do you pronounce paedophile?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɛ.dəʉˌfɑɪl/.
What does paedophile mean?
Commonwealth standard spelling of pedophile.
Where does paedophile come from?
Etymology tree English paedo- Proto-Indo-European *bʰil- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰil-o-s Ancient Greek φίλος (phílos)bor. Latin -philalbor. English -phile English paedophile From paedo- + -phile.

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