kleptocrat
/ˈklɛptəˌkɹæt/noun
kleptocrat is spelled K-L-E-P-T-O-C-R-A-T: 10 letters and 3 syllables. 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, kleptocrat means “A ruling figure in a kleptocracy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of kleptocrat is kleptocrats.
How many letters and syllables are in kleptocrat?
| Letters | 10: K-L-E-P-T-O-C-R-A-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is kleptocrat?
Kleptocrat 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 kleptocrat?
- /ˈklɛptəˌkɹæt/
Kleptocrat has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-kleptocrat.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of kleptocrat
- kleptocrats plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does kleptocrat mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A ruling figure in a kleptocracy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Kleptocrat in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense corrupt leader:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | cleptocrate |
| German | Kleptokrat |
| Portuguese | cleptocrata |
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 kleptocrat come from?
From klepto- + -crat.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).