Pedophilia is a crime.
Source: tatoeba (1574376)
Pedophilia
/ˌpe.dəˈfɪ.li.ə/
Synonyms for "pedophilia" (16 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (4)
Strong matches (4)
Related words (8)
Noun(1 words)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: autoeroticism, exhibitionism, fetishism, homosexuality, incest.
- Sentence evidence is available for pedophilia, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from 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 "pedophilia".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "pedophilia"
Keep "pedophilia" 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 "pedophilia" 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 "pedophilia", 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 "pedophilia" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
1 entriesTranslations
61 translations across 49 languages.
Armenian
2 entries- մանկապղծություն noun (sexual feeling or desire by adults towards children)
- պեդոֆիլիա noun (sexual feeling or desire by adults towards children)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- pedofiliya noun (sexual feeling or desire by adults towards children)
Belarusian
1 entries- педафілі́я noun (sexual feeling or desire by adults towards children)
Bulgarian
1 entries- педофи́лия noun (sexual feeling or desire by adults towards children)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 戀童癖 /恋童癖 noun (sexual feeling or desire by adults towards children)
Czech
1 entries- pedofilie noun (sexual feeling or desire by adults towards children)
Danish
1 entries- pædofili noun (sexual feeling or desire by adults towards children)
Dutch
2 entries- knapenliefde noun (sexual feeling or desire by adults towards children)
- pedofilie noun (sexual feeling or desire by adults towards children)
Estonian
1 entries- pedofiilia noun (sexual feeling or desire by adults towards children)
Finnish
1 entries- pedofilia noun (sexual feeling or desire by adults towards children)
French
1 entries- pédophilie noun (sexual feeling or desire by adults towards children)
Galician
1 entries- pedofilia noun (sexual feeling or desire by adults towards children)
Georgian
1 entries- პედოფილია noun (sexual feeling or desire by adults towards children)
German
1 entries- Pädophilie noun (sexual feeling or desire by adults towards children)
Greek
1 entries- παιδοφιλία noun (sexual feeling or desire by adults towards children)
Greenlandic
1 entries- pedofili noun (sexual feeling or desire by adults towards children)
Hebrew
1 entries- פֶּדוֹפִילְיָה noun (sexual feeling or desire by adults towards children)
Hungarian
1 entries- pedofília noun (sexual feeling or desire by adults towards children)
Indonesian
1 entries- pedofilia noun (sexual feeling or desire by adults towards children)
Irish
1 entries- péidifilia noun (sexual feeling or desire by adults towards children)
Italian
2 entries- paidofilia noun (sexual feeling or desire by adults towards children)
- pedofilia noun (sexual feeling or desire by adults towards children)
Japanese
4 entries- ペドフィリア noun (sexual feeling or desire by adults towards children)
- 児童性愛 noun (sexual feeling or desire by adults towards children)
- 小児性愛 noun (sexual feeling or desire by adults towards children)
- 幼児好き noun (sexual feeling or desire by adults towards children)
Kazakh
1 entries- педофилия noun (sexual feeling or desire by adults towards children)
Korean
3 entries- 소아성애증 noun (sexual feeling or desire by adults towards children)
- 어린이성애증 noun (sexual feeling or desire by adults towards children)
- 페도필리아 noun (sexual feeling or desire by adults towards children)
Kyrgyz
1 entries- педофилия noun (sexual feeling or desire by adults towards children)
Latin
1 entries- paedophilia noun (sexual feeling or desire by adults towards children)
Latvian
1 entries- pedofilija noun (sexual feeling or desire by adults towards children)
Lithuanian
1 entries- pedofilija noun (sexual feeling or desire by adults towards children)
Macedonian
1 entries- педофилија noun (sexual feeling or desire by adults towards children)
Malay
1 entries- pedofilia noun (sexual feeling or desire by adults towards children)
Maltese
1 entries- pedofelija noun (sexual feeling or desire by adults towards children)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- pedofili noun (sexual feeling or desire by adults towards children)
Persian
2 entries- پدوفیلی noun (sexual feeling or desire by adults towards children)
- کودککامی noun (sexual feeling or desire by adults towards children)
Polish
1 entries- pedofilia noun (sexual feeling or desire by adults towards children)
Portuguese
1 entries- pedofilia noun (sexual feeling or desire by adults towards children)
Romanian
1 entries- pedofilie noun (sexual feeling or desire by adults towards children)
Russian
1 entries- педофили́я noun (sexual feeling or desire by adults towards children)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- pedofìlija noun (sexual feeling or desire by adults towards children)
- педофѝлија noun (sexual feeling or desire by adults towards children)
Slovak
1 entries- pedofília noun (sexual feeling or desire by adults towards children)
Slovene
1 entries- pedofilija noun (sexual feeling or desire by adults towards children)
Spanish
2 entries- paidofilia noun (sexual feeling or desire by adults towards children)
- pedofilia noun (sexual feeling or desire by adults towards children)
Swedish
1 entries- pedofili noun (sexual feeling or desire by adults towards children)
Tajik
1 entries- педофилия noun (sexual feeling or desire by adults towards children)
Turkish
2 entries- pedofili noun (sexual feeling or desire by adults towards children)
- sübyancılık noun (sexual feeling or desire by adults towards children)
Ukrainian
1 entries- педофілі́я noun (sexual feeling or desire by adults towards children)
Urdu
1 entries- پیڈوفیلیا noun (sexual feeling or desire by adults towards children)
Uzbek
1 entries- pedofiliya noun (sexual feeling or desire by adults towards children)
Vietnamese
1 entries- ái nhi noun (sexual feeling or desire by adults towards children)
Yiddish
1 entries- פּעדאָפֿיליע noun (sexual feeling or desire by adults towards children)
Sample sentences
16 total sentences available.
Pedophilia is probably more common than people think.
Source: tatoeba (4108469)
Pedophilia is a very serious offense.
Source: tatoeba (5336103)
Rape and pedophilia are very common in Algeria.
Source: tatoeba (8114949)
Showing 4 of 16 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "pedophilia"?
Closest matches include autoeroticism, exhibitionism, fetishism, homosexuality, incest.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "pedophilia"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.