nymphomania
/nɪmfəˈmeɪnɪə/noun
nymphomania is spelled N-Y-M-P-H-O-M-A-N-I-A: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, nymphomania means “Excess of sexual behaviour or desire in women” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of nymphomania is nymphomanias.
How many letters and syllables are in nymphomania?
| Letters | 11: N-Y-M-P-H-O-M-A-N-I-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 146,811th 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 nymphomania?
Nymphomania appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th 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 nymphomania?
- UK /nɪmfəˈmeɪnɪə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-nymphomania.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with nymphomania?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as nymphomania from its last stressed vowel (/eɪnɪə/, British pronunciation):
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 nymphomania
- nymphomanias plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does nymphomania mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Excess of sexual behaviour or desire in women.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Nymphomania in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense excess of sexual behaviour or desire in women:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | nymphomanie, andromanie |
| German | Nymphomanie |
| Portuguese | ninfomania |
| Spanish | ninfomanía |
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 nymphomania come from?
Borrowed from New Latin, from Latin nympha + -mania. By surface analysis, nympho- + mania.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).