sociopath
/ˈsəʊ.si.ə(ʊ)ˌpæθ/noun
sociopath is spelled S-O-C-I-O-P-A-T-H: 9 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,420th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sociopath means “A person with an antisocial personality disorder” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sociopath is sociopaths.
How many letters and syllables are in sociopath?
| Letters | 9: S-O-C-I-O-P-A-T-H |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.2 times per million words; the 26,420th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is sociopath?
Sociopath appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,420th 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 sociopath?
- /ˈsəʊ.si.ə(ʊ)ˌpæθ/
- /ˈsəʊ.ʃə(ʊ)ˌpæθ/
Sociopath has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-sociopath.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of sociopath
- sociopaths plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sociopath mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person with an antisocial personality disorder.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sociopath in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense person with antisocial personality disorder:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | sociopathe |
| German | Soziopath, Soziopathin |
| Portuguese | sociopata |
| Spanish | sociópata |
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 sociopath come from?
From socio- + -path. First use appears c. 1914.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).