Pyromane
[pyʁoˈmaːnə]
The verdict
“Pyromane” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die zwanghaft Brände legt
Corpus desk
Index DE-pyromane · Pyromane · German
Pyromane · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Pyromane |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pyʁoˈmaːnə] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Pyromane“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Pyromane is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [pyʁoˈmaːnə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person, die zwanghaft Brände legt".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Pyromane, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Pyromane, spelled P-Y-R-O-M-A-N-E.
Definition
- 1Person, die zwanghaft Brände legt
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Pyromane appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Vom Tyne bis zum Ärmelkanal wollte niemand einen Pyromanen auf freiem Fuß wissen.“
Synonyms
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.