egomaniac

/iɡoʊˈmeɪniæk/

//iɡoʊˈmeɪniæk// noun

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"egomaniac" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“egomaniac” is uncommon English (frequency #73,147 among 2,246 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,147
frequency rank, English
2,246
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A person obsessed with their own (supposed) importance.

Corpus desk

Index EN-egomaniac · egomaniac · English

egomaniac · rank #73,147 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,147
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,246
  • PHOTO-FINISH ebon

Nearest frequency peer: ebon (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Long-tail ranks near “egomaniac”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “egomaniac” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for egomaniac
PropertyValue
Headwordegomaniac
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/iɡoʊˈmeɪniæk/
Letters9
Frequency rank#73,147
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “egomaniac” in English

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).egomaniacfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “ebon” (#73,146), “elbowing” (#73,151), “Dykstra” (#73,142). Among 2,246 “E” headwords, “egomaniac” is #73,147. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

egomaniac is uncommon English at frequency #73,147 among 2,246 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /iɡoʊˈmeɪniæk/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A person obsessed with their own (supposed) importance.".

egomaniac doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From ego + -maniac. The correct English form is egomaniac, spelled E-G-O-M-A-N-I-A-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    A person obsessed with their own (supposed) importance.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how egomaniac appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. He's a raving egomaniac: all he ever talks about is himself and how important he is.

Etymology

From ego + -maniac.

This word in other languages

Egomane(Deutsch)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "egomaniac"?
"egomaniac" is spelled E-G-O-M-A-N-I-A-C. The IPA pronunciation is /iɡoʊˈmeɪniæk/.
What does "egomaniac" mean?
As a noun, "egomaniac" means: A person obsessed with their own (supposed) importance.
How do you pronounce "egomaniac"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "egomaniac" is /iɡoʊˈmeɪniæk/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "egomaniac"?
From ego + -maniac. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "egomaniac", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list