kleptomania
/ˌklɛp.təˈmeɪ.ni.ənoun
kleptomania is spelled K-L-E-P-T-O-M-A-N-I-A: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 121,279th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, kleptomania means “A psychological disorder that causes an uncontrollable obsession with stealing without economic or material need” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of kleptomania is kleptomanias.
How many letters and syllables are in kleptomania?
| Letters | 11: K-L-E-P-T-O-M-A-N-I-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 16 million words; the 121,279th 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 kleptomania?
Kleptomania appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 121,279th 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 kleptomania?
- /ˌklɛp.təˈmeɪ.ni.ə
- -ˈmeɪn.jə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-kleptomania.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of kleptomania
- kleptomanias plural
- cleptomania
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does kleptomania mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A psychological disorder that causes an uncontrollable obsession with stealing without economic or material need.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Kleptomania in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense disorder that causes an uncontrollable obsessions with stealing:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | cleptomanie, kleptomanie |
| German | Kleptomanie, Stehlsucht |
| Portuguese | cleptomania |
| Spanish | cleptomanía |
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 kleptomania come from?
From Ancient Greek κλέπτω (kléptō, “to steal”) + -mania, analyzed as klepto- + -mania.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).