bibliomania
/ˌbɪbliəˈmeɪniə/noun
bibliomania is spelled B-I-B-L-I-O-M-A-N-I-A: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 69 million words in written English, the 262,293rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bibliomania means “A passion for owning valuable books” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bibliomania is bibliomanias.
How many letters and syllables are in bibliomania?
| Letters | 11: B-I-B-L-I-O-M-A-N-I-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 69 million words; the 262,293rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is bibliomania?
Bibliomania appears about once in every 69 million words in written English, the 262,293rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce bibliomania?
- /ˌbɪbliəˈmeɪniə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-bibliomania.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of bibliomania
- bibliomanias plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bibliomania mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A passion for owning valuable books.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bibliomania in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense passion for owning valuable books:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | bibliomanie |
| German | Bibliomanie |
| Portuguese | bibliomania |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does bibliomania come from?
From biblio- + -mania.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).