Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kleptomania

/ˌklɛp.təˈmeɪ.ni.ə

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.79 in modern English

Syllables: klep-to-ma-nia
IPA: /ˌklɛp.təˈmeɪ.ni.ə

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A psychological disorder that causes an uncontrollable obsession with stealing without economic or material need.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κλέπτω (kléptō, “to steal”) + -mania, analyzed as klepto- + -mania.

Word Breakdown

Root: *klep-

Usage

Inflected Forms

kleptomanias (plural) cleptomania (alternative)

Derived Forms

bibliokleptomania

Frequently Paired Words

kleptomaniac kleptomaniacal kleptolagnia

Rhymes With

pennsylvania romania tasmania lithuania mania albania transylvania lusitania pomerania megalomania spotsylvania rumania

Questions

How do you pronounce kleptomania?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌklɛp.təˈmeɪ.ni.ə.
What does kleptomania mean?: A psychological disorder that causes an uncontrollable obsession with stealing without economic or material need.
Where does kleptomania come from?: From Ancient Greek κλέπτω (kléptō, “to steal”) + -mania, analyzed as klepto- + -mania.

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