how to pronounce pedophilia

/ˌpɛdəˈfɪljə/

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pedophilia is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of pedophilia in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… homosexuality with pedophilia and then …”

meanings of pedophilia

noun:

Sexual activity between adults and children.
Sexual attraction to children by adults.

pedophilia frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word pedophilia occurs in english on average 0.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.