megalomania
Portuguese, noun/ˌmɛ.ɡa.lo.maˈni.ɐ/
megalomania is spelled M-E-G-A-L-O-M-A-N-I-A (11 letters) and appears about once in every 7 million words in written Portuguese, the 81,082nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Megalomania is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “megalomania (condition characterised by delusional fantasies of wealth, power or omnipotence)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “transtorno psicológico definido por delírios e fantasias de poder, relevância ou onipotência”.
What does megalomania mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemegalomania (condition characterised by delusional fantasies of wealth, power or omnipotence)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. transtorno psicológico definido por delírios e fantasias de poder, relevância ou onipotência
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of megalomania
- megalomanias plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce megalomania?
- Brazil /ˌmɛ.ɡa.lo.maˈni.ɐ/
- Portugal /ˌmɛ.ɡɐ.lɔ.mɐˈni.ɐ/
- Portugal [ˌmɛ.ɣɐ.lɔ.mɐˈni.ɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to megalomania
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is megalomania in Portuguese?
megalomania appears about once in every 7 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).