Mythomanie

[mytomaˈniː]

/[mytomaˈniː]/ noun

The verdict

“Mythomanie” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - krankhafte Sucht, Lügen sowie phantastische, unwahre Geschichten zu erzählen

Corpus desk

Index DE-mythomanie · Mythomanie · German

Mythomanie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for Mythomanie
PropertyValue
HeadwordMythomanie
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[mytomaˈniː]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Mythomanie“ im Deutschen

Mythomanieliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Mythomanie is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [mytomaˈniː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "krankhafte Sucht, Lügen sowie phantastische, unwahre Geschichten zu erzählen".

Mythomanie doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Mythomanie, spelled M-Y-T-H-O-M-A-N-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    krankhafte Sucht, Lügen sowie phantastische, unwahre Geschichten zu erzählen

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Mythomanie"?
"Mythomanie" is spelled M-Y-T-H-O-M-A-N-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is [mytomaˈniː].
What does "Mythomanie" mean?
As a noun, "Mythomanie" means: krankhafte Sucht, Lügen sowie phantastische, unwahre Geschichten zu erzählen
How do you pronounce "Mythomanie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Mythomanie" is [mytomaˈniː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Mythomanie" come from?
"Mythomanie" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list