erotomania
noun
erotomania is spelled E-R-O-T-O-M-A-N-I-A: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 37 million words in written English, the 187,122nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, erotomania means “A psychological disorder in which a person has a delusion of a romantic relationship with another person” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of erotomania is erotomanias.
How many letters and syllables are in erotomania?
| Letters | 10: E-R-O-T-O-M-A-N-I-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 37 million words; the 187,122nd 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 erotomania?
Erotomania appears about once in every 37 million words in written English, the 187,122nd 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).
Forms of erotomania
- erotomanias plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does erotomania mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A psychological disorder in which a person has a delusion of a romantic relationship with another person.
- 2
Excessive sexual inclination or desire.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Erotomania in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense mental disorder based on the delusion of a romantic relationship:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | érotomanie |
| German | Erotomanie |
| Portuguese | erotomania |
| Spanish | erotomanía |
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 erotomania come from?
From late 19th century. From Ancient Greek ἐρωτικός (erōtikós, “related to love”), which is from ἔρως (érōs, “passionate or sexual love”); eroto- + -mania.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).