maniaque
French, noun/ma.njak/
maniaque is spelled M-A-N-I-A-Q-U-E (8 letters) and appears 1.7 times per million words in written French, the 22,520th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Maniaque is a French feminine noun meaning “maniac (insane person)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Celui qui est atteint de manie”.
What does maniaque mean in English?
adjective
- 1
maniacal, mental
- 2
obsessive-compulsive, OCD
- 3
informalfastidious, fussy, house-proud
noun
- 1
femininemasculinemaniac (insane person)
- 2
feminineinformalmasculineperson obsessed with something, fanatic about something
un maniaque du rangement, un maniaque de la propreté
- 3
feminineinformalmasculineneat freak, clean freak
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui manifeste une manie. 2. Qui a des passions ou des exigences exagérées
noun: 1. Celui qui est atteint de manie. 2. Qui a des habitudes bizarres.
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 maniaque
- maniaques plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce maniaque?
- /ma.njak/
- \ma.njak\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to maniaque
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is maniaque in French?
maniaque appears 1.7 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).