kleptomaniac
/ˌklɛptəˈmeɪniæk/noun
kleptomaniac is spelled K-L-E-P-T-O-M-A-N-I-A-C: 12 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 114,361st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, kleptomaniac means “One who steals compulsively” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of kleptomaniac is kleptomaniacs.
How many letters and syllables are in kleptomaniac?
| Letters | 12: K-L-E-P-T-O-M-A-N-I-A-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 114,361st 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 kleptomaniac?
Kleptomaniac appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 114,361st 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 kleptomaniac?
- /ˌklɛptəˈmeɪniæk/
Kleptomaniac has 5 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-kleptomaniac.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of kleptomaniac
- kleptomaniacs plural
- cleptomaniac
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does kleptomaniac mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who steals compulsively.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Kleptomaniac in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense One who steals compulsively:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | kleptomane |
| German | Kleptoman, Kleptomanin |
| Portuguese | cleptomaníaco |
| Spanish | cleptómano |
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 kleptomaniac come from?
From Ancient Greek κλέπτω (kléptō, “I steal”) (from Proto-Hellenic *klépt͏̌ō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *klep-) + -maniac.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).