sociopathy
/ˌsoʊ.siˈɑ.pə.θi/noun
sociopathy is spelled S-O-C-I-O-P-A-T-H-Y: 10 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 109,062nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sociopathy means “The property of being a sociopath, a person showing antisocial behavior as part of psychiatric pathology compassing mainly antisocial personality…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sociopathy is sociopathies.
How many letters and syllables are in sociopathy?
| Letters | 10: S-O-C-I-O-P-A-T-H-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 109,062nd 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 sociopathy?
Sociopathy appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 109,062nd 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 sociopathy?
- UK /ˌsəʊ.siˈɒp.ə.θi/
- UK /ˌsəʊ.ʃiˈɒp.ə.θi/
- US /ˌsoʊ.siˈɑ.pə.θi/
Sociopathy has 5 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with sociopathy?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as sociopathy from its last stressed vowel (/ɑpəθi/):
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 sociopathy
- sociopathies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sociopathy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The property of being a sociopath, a person showing antisocial behavior as part of psychiatric pathology compassing mainly antisocial personality disorder and narcissistic personality disorder and/or other Cluster B personality disorders or dark triad traits.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sociopathy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense personality disorder:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Soziopathie |
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 sociopathy come from?
From socio- + -pathy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).