The pope is meeting victims of pedophile priests in London.
Source: tatoeba (545335)
Pedophile
/ˈpɛ.dəˌfaɪl/
Synonyms for "pedophile" (5 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (1)
Noun(1 words)
Strong matches (2)
Noun(2 words)
Related words (2)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: childlover, paederast, paedophile, pederast, pederasts.
- Sentence evidence is available for pedophile, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wiktionary, derived_reverse, wordnet.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "pedophile".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "pedophile"
Keep "pedophile" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "pedophile" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "pedophile", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "pedophile" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
Translations
68 translations across 47 languages.
Albanian
1 entries- pedofil noun (an adult who is sexually attracted to children)
Armenian
1 entries- մանկապիղծ noun (an adult who is sexually attracted to children)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- pedofil noun (an adult who is sexually attracted to children)
Belarusian
2 entries- педафі́л noun (an adult who is sexually attracted to children)
- педафі́лка noun (an adult who is sexually attracted to children)
Bulgarian
2 entries- педофи́л noun (an adult who is sexually attracted to children)
- педофи́лка noun (an adult who is sexually attracted to children)
Chinese Cantonese
2 entries- 戀童癖患者 /恋童癖患者 noun (an adult who is sexually attracted to children)
- 金魚佬 /金鱼佬 noun (an adult who is sexually attracted to children)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 戀童癖患者 /恋童癖患者 noun (an adult who is sexually attracted to children)
Czech
1 entries- pedofil noun (an adult who is sexually attracted to children)
Danish
1 entries- pædofil noun (an adult who is sexually attracted to children)
Dutch
1 entries- pedofiel noun (an adult who is sexually attracted to children)
Esperanto
1 entries- pedofilo noun (an adult who is sexually attracted to children)
Estonian
1 entries- pedofiil noun (an adult who is sexually attracted to children)
Finnish
1 entries- pedofiili noun (an adult who is sexually attracted to children)
French
1 entries- pédophile noun (an adult who is sexually attracted to children)
Galician
2 entries- pedófila noun (an adult who is sexually attracted to children)
- pedófilo noun (an adult who is sexually attracted to children)
Georgian
1 entries- პედოფილი noun (an adult who is sexually attracted to children)
German
2 entries- Pädophile noun (an adult who is sexually attracted to children)
- Pädophiler noun (an adult who is sexually attracted to children)
Greek
2 entries- παιδεραστής noun (an adult who is sexually attracted to children)
- παιδοφῐ́λης noun (an adult who is sexually attracted to children)
Hebrew
1 entries- פֶּדוֹפִיל noun (an adult who is sexually attracted to children)
Hungarian
1 entries- pedofil noun (an adult who is sexually attracted to children)
Icelandic
1 entries- barnaníðingur noun (an adult who is sexually attracted to children)
Indonesian
1 entries- pedofil noun (an adult who is sexually attracted to children)
Irish
1 entries- péidifileach noun (an adult who is sexually attracted to children)
Italian
2 entries- paidofilo noun (an adult who is sexually attracted to children)
- pedofilo noun (an adult who is sexually attracted to children)
Japanese
4 entries- ロリコン noun (an adult who is sexually attracted to children)
- 小児性愛者 noun (an adult who is sexually attracted to children)
- 小児愛者 noun (an adult who is sexually attracted to children)
- 幼児性愛者 noun (an adult who is sexually attracted to children)
Kazakh
1 entries- педофил noun (an adult who is sexually attracted to children)
Korean
1 entries- 소아 성애자 noun (an adult who is sexually attracted to children)
Kyrgyz
1 entries- педофил noun (an adult who is sexually attracted to children)
Latvian
1 entries- pedofils noun (an adult who is sexually attracted to children)
Lithuanian
1 entries- pedofilas noun (an adult who is sexually attracted to children)
Macedonian
2 entries- педофи́л noun (an adult who is sexually attracted to children)
- педофи́лка noun (an adult who is sexually attracted to children)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- pedofil noun (an adult who is sexually attracted to children)
Polish
1 entries- pedofil noun (an adult who is sexually attracted to children)
Portuguese
2 entries- pedófila noun (an adult who is sexually attracted to children)
- pedófilo noun (an adult who is sexually attracted to children)
Romanian
2 entries- pedofil noun (an adult who is sexually attracted to children)
- pedofilă noun (an adult who is sexually attracted to children)
Russian
2 entries- педофи́л noun (an adult who is sexually attracted to children)
- педофи́лка noun (an adult who is sexually attracted to children)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- pedofilka noun (an adult who is sexually attracted to children)
- pedòfīl noun (an adult who is sexually attracted to children)
- педо̀фӣл noun (an adult who is sexually attracted to children)
- педофилка noun (an adult who is sexually attracted to children)
Sicilian
1 entries- pitòfilu noun (an adult who is sexually attracted to children)
Slovak
1 entries- pedofil noun (an adult who is sexually attracted to children)
Slovene
1 entries- pedofil noun (an adult who is sexually attracted to children)
Spanish
2 entries- pedófila noun (an adult who is sexually attracted to children)
- pedófilo noun (an adult who is sexually attracted to children)
Swedish
2 entries- peddo noun (an adult who is sexually attracted to children)
- pedofil noun (an adult who is sexually attracted to children)
Turkish
2 entries- pedofil noun (an adult who is sexually attracted to children)
- sübyancı noun (an adult who is sexually attracted to children)
Ukrainian
2 entries- педофі́л noun (an adult who is sexually attracted to children)
- педофі́лка noun (an adult who is sexually attracted to children)
Uzbek
1 entries- pedofil noun (an adult who is sexually attracted to children)
Vietnamese
1 entries- người ái nhi noun (an adult who is sexually attracted to children)
Walloon
1 entries- margougneu d’ efant noun (an adult who is sexually attracted to children)
Sample sentences
15 total sentences available.
Sami is a dangerous pedophile.
Source: tatoeba (6332154)
Sami wouldn't do anything like that. He's not a pedophile.
Source: tatoeba (6332304)
Sami was a pedophile.
Source: tatoeba (6717977)
Showing 4 of 15 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "pedophile"?
Closest matches include childlover, paederast, paedophile, pederast, pederasts.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "pedophile"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.