dermatillomania
/ˌdɚ.mə.tɪl.oʊˈmeɪ.ni.ə/noun
dermatillomania is spelled D-E-R-M-A-T-I-L-L-O-M-A-N-I-A: 15 letters and 7 syllables. It appears about once in every 81 million words in written English, the 286,585th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dermatillomania means “A mental disorder characterized by the urge to pick at one's own skin” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in dermatillomania?
| Letters | 15: D-E-R-M-A-T-I-L-L-O-M-A-N-I-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 7 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 81 million words; the 286,585th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is dermatillomania?
Dermatillomania appears about once in every 81 million words in written English, the 286,585th 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 dermatillomania?
- US /ˌdɚ.mə.tɪl.oʊˈmeɪ.ni.ə/
Dermatillomania has 7 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with dermatillomania?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as dermatillomania from its last stressed vowel (/eɪniə/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
What does dermatillomania mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A mental disorder characterized by the urge to pick at one's own skin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does dermatillomania come from?
From Ancient Greek δέρμα (dérma, “skin”) + τίλλω (tíllō, “I pull out, pluck”) + μανία (manía, “madness”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).