psy

[psɨ]

/[psɨ]/ noun

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The verdict

“psy” is uncommon German (frequency #73,909 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,909
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs pies

Corpus desk

Index DE-psy · psy · German

psy · rank #73,909 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,909
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Prüfstein

Nearest frequency peer: Prüfstein (-1 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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „psy“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „psy“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for psy
PropertyValue
Headwordpsy
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[psɨ]
Letters3
Frequency rank#73,909
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „psy“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).psyfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Prüfstein“ (#73,908), „Protektor“ (#73,907), „pudelwohl“ (#73,911). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „psy“ bei #73,909. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

psy is uncommon German at frequency #73,909 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [psɨ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for psy, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is psy, spelled P-S-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs pies
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs pies
  3. 3
    Vokativ Plural des Substantivs pies

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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "psy"?
"psy" is spelled P-S-Y. The IPA pronunciation is [psɨ].
What does "psy" mean?
As a noun, "psy" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs pies
How do you pronounce "psy"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "psy" is [psɨ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "psy" come from?
"psy" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ret#73,941rib#73,945Saz#73,969vai#74,116

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list