megalomania
/ˌmɛɡəloʊˈmeɪniə/
"megalomania" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“megalomania” is an uncommon English word, ranked #80,664 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #80,664
- frequency rank, English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A psychopathological condition characterized by delusional fantasies of wealth, power, or omnipotence.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | megalomania |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌmɛɡəloʊˈmeɪniə/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #80,664 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “megalomania” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for megalomania is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˌmɛɡəloʊˈmeɪniə/. Corpus data places it at rank #80,664 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for megalomania, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French mégalomanie; equivalent to megalo- + -mania. The correct English form is megalomania, spelled M-E-G-A-L-O-M-A-N-I-A.
Definition
- 1A psychopathological condition characterized by delusional fantasies of wealth, power, or omnipotence.
- 2Narcissistic personality disorder.
- 3An obsession with grandiose or extravagant things or actions.
Etymology
Borrowed from French mégalomanie; equivalent to megalo- + -mania.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “megalomania”
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- The one correct English spelling is M-E-G-A-L-O-M-A-N-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.