psychische

[ˈpsyːçɪʃə]

/[ˈpsyːçɪʃə]/ adj

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The verdict

“psychische” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,711. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,711
frequency rank, German
49,534
“P” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs psychisch

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

psychische vs psychischen
91% similar
psychische vs psychischer
91% similar
psychische vs psychisch
90% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for psychische
PropertyValue
Headwordpsychische
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈpsyːçɪʃə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#6,711
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “psychische” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). psychische lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around psychische (IPA [ˈpsyːçɪʃə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #6,711 among 49,534 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for psychische, with forms such as "ppsychische", "pscyhische", and "pssychische". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "psychischen", "psychischer", "psychisch", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is psychische, spelled P-S-Y-C-H-I-S-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs psychisch
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs psychisch
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs psychisch
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs psychisch
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs psychisch
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs psychisch
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs psychisch
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs psychisch
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs psychisch

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ppsychische
  • pscyhische
  • pssychische
  • psycchische
  • psychhische
  • psychicshe
  • psychiscche
  • psychisceh
  • psychischhe
  • psychishce
  • psychissche
  • psychsiche
  • psycihsche
  • psyhcische
  • psyychische
  • pyschische
  • spychische

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of psychische - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ppsychische1pscyhische2pssychische1psycchische1psychhische1psychicshe2psychiscche1psychisceh2
Edit distance from "psychische"

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 "psychische"?
"psychische" is spelled P-S-Y-C-H-I-S-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpsyːçɪʃə].
What does "psychische" mean?
As an adjective, "psychische" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs psychisch
What words are commonly confused with "psychische"?
"psychische" is commonly confused with "psychischen", "psychischer", "psychisch". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "psychische"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "psychische" is [ˈpsyːçɪʃə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "psychische" come from?
"psychische" 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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Using “psychische”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is P-S-Y-C-H-I-S-C-H-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈpsyːçɪʃə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “psychischen” - see the side-by-side comparison. psychische vs psychischen
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Same frequency band

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list