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pyromaniac

/ˌpaɪɹoʊˈmeɪniæk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.96 in modern English

Syllables
py-ro-ma-ni-ac
IPA
/ˌpaɪɹoʊˈmeɪniæk/
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person experiencing pyromania.

Etymology

From pyro- + -maniac.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌpaɪɹoʊˈmeɪniæk/

Inflected Forms

pyromaniacs (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

pyromania pyromanic pyromaniacal arsonist

Rhymes With

maniac brainiac nymphomaniac megalomaniac egomaniac kleptomaniac dipsomaniac monomaniac logomaniac bibliomaniac anthomaniac theomaniac

Questions

How do you pronounce pyromaniac?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌpaɪɹoʊˈmeɪniæk/.
What does pyromaniac mean?
A person experiencing pyromania.
Where does pyromaniac come from?
From pyro- + -maniac.

How to pronounce pyromaniac

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