logorrhea
lo·go·rrhea/ˌlɔ.ɡəˈɹi.ə/noun
logorrhea is spelled L-O-G-O-R-R-H-E-A: 9 letters and 3 syllables (lo·go·rrhea). It appears about once in every 72 million words in written English, the 269,040th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, logorrhea means “Excessive talkativeness” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of logorrhea is logorrheas.
How many letters and syllables are in logorrhea?
| Letters | 9: L-O-G-O-R-R-H-E-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: lo·go·rrhea |
| In writing | about once in every 72 million words; the 269,040th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is logorrhea?
Logorrhea appears about once in every 72 million words in written English, the 269,040th 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 logorrhea?
- UK /ˌlɒ.ɡəˈɹɪ.ə/
- UK [-ɹiː-]
- US /ˌlɔ.ɡəˈɹi.ə/
Logorrhea has 3 syllables, split lo·go·rrhea in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-I_learned_some_phrases-logorrhea.wav, En-us-loggorhea.mp3, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with logorrhea?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as logorrhea from its last stressed vowel (/iə/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of logorrhea
- logorrheas plural
- logorrhoea
- logorrhœa
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does logorrhea mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
USExcessive talkativeness.
- 2
USExcessive use of words in writing; prolixity.
- 3
USExcessive and often uncontrollable speaking due to a mental disorder.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Logorrhea in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | logorrhée |
| German | Logorrhö, Sprechdurchfall , Logorrhoe |
| Spanish | logorrea |
| Portuguese | logomania |
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.