pyromaniac
/ˌpaɪɹoʊˈmeɪniæk/noun
pyromaniac is spelled P-Y-R-O-M-A-N-I-A-C: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 99,289th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pyromaniac means “A person experiencing pyromania” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pyromaniac is pyromaniacs.
How many letters and syllables are in pyromaniac?
| Letters | 10: P-Y-R-O-M-A-N-I-A-C |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 99,289th 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 pyromaniac?
Pyromaniac appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 99,289th 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 pyromaniac?
- US /ˌpaɪɹoʊˈmeɪniæk/
- US /ˌpaɪɹəˈmeɪniæk/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-pyromaniac.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with pyromaniac?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as pyromaniac from its last stressed vowel (/eɪniæk/):
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 pyromaniac
- pyromaniacs plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pyromaniac mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person experiencing pyromania.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pyromaniac in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense one who is obsessed with fire:
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 pyromaniac come from?
From pyro- + -maniac.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).