megalomanía

[meɣ̞alomaˈnia]

/[meɣ̞alomaˈnia]/ noun

The verdict

“megalomanía” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #85,988 among 3,868 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,988
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Trastorno mental, o estado mórbido de la psique, caracterizado por fantasías de omnipotencia.

Corpus desk

Index ES-megalomania · megalomanía · Spanish

megalomanía · rank #85,988 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,988
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH Menchaca

Nearest frequency peer: Menchaca (+2 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “megalomanía”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “megalomanía” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for megalomanía
PropertyValue
Headwordmegalomanía
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[meɣ̞alomaˈnia]
Letters11
Frequency rank#85,988
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “megalomanía” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).megalomaníacae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “Menchaca” (#85,990), “meretrices” (#85,992), “meritorios” (#85,993). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “megalomanía” va en #85,988. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

megalomanía is uncommon Spanish at frequency #85,988 among 3,868 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [meɣ̞alomaˈnia]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for megalomanía in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is megalomanía, spelled M-E-G-A-L-O-M-A-N-Í-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Trastorno mental, o estado mórbido de la psique, caracterizado por fantasías de omnipotencia.
  2. 2
    Manía o delirio de grandezas.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how megalomanía appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Guarde por el contrario, esta prevención: que, aun en el caso de que la buena suerte le levante y aun parezca conducirle al colmo, deponga pretensiones y no se deje arrebatar por sobre sus posibilidades; que, en lo material, la bella medianía es más segura que la megalomanía.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "megalomanía"?
"megalomanía" is spelled M-E-G-A-L-O-M-A-N-Í-A. The IPA pronunciation is [meɣ̞alomaˈnia].
What does "megalomanía" mean?
As a noun, "megalomanía" means: Trastorno mental, o estado mórbido de la psique, caracterizado por fantasías de omnipotencia.
How do you pronounce "megalomanía"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "megalomanía" is [meɣ̞alomaˈnia]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "megalomanía", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list