cleptomane
French, noun/klɛp.tɔ.man/
cleptomane is spelled C-L-E-P-T-O-M-A-N-E (10 letters) and appears about once in every 24 million words in written French, the 157,622nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cleptomane is a French feminine noun meaning “kleptomaniac” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Personne atteinte de cleptomanie”.
What does cleptomane mean in English?
noun
- 1
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Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Personne atteinte de cleptomanie.
adjective: 1. Qui se rapporte à la cleptomanie.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of cleptomane
- cleptomanes plural
- kleptomane alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cleptomane?
- /klɛp.tɔ.man/
- \klɛp.tɔ.man\
- [klɛp.tɔ.man]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is cleptomane in French?
cleptomane appears about once in every 24 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).