monomania
/ˌmɑnoʊˈmeɪni.ə/noun
monomania is spelled M-O-N-O-M-A-N-I-A: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, monomania means “Excessive interest or concentration on a singular object or subject” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of monomania is monomanias or monomaniæ.
How many letters and syllables are in monomania?
| Letters | 9: M-O-N-O-M-A-N-I-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 24 million words; the 148,541st 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 monomania?
Monomania appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st 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 monomania?
- UK /ˌmɒnəʊˈmeɪnɪə/
- US /ˌmɑnoʊˈmeɪni.ə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-monomania.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with monomania?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as monomania from its last stressed vowel (/eɪniə/):
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 monomania
- monomanias plural
- monomaniæ plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does monomania mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Excessive interest or concentration on a singular object or subject.
It was apparent to all but himself that what was once idle curiosity had become a monomania.
- 2
datedA pathological obsession with one person, thing or idea.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Monomania in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense an excessive interest with a single subject:
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.