Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pdf file

/ˌpi di ˈɛf faɪl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.79 in modern English

Syllables: pdf -file
IPA: /ˌpi di ˈɛf faɪl/

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Filter-avoidance spelling of pedophile

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see PDF, file.

Etymology

From the phonetic resemblance between pedophile and PDF file (an electronic document in Portable Document Format).

Inflected Forms

PDF files (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce pdf file?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌpi di ˈɛf faɪl/.
What does pdf file mean?: Filter-avoidance spelling of pedophile
Where does pdf file come from?: From the phonetic resemblance between pedophile and PDF file (an electronic document in Portable Document Format).

How to pronounce pdf file

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Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˌpi di ˈɛf faɪl/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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