psycho
German, adjective
psycho is spelled P-S-Y-C-H-O (6 letters) and appears 4.2 times per million words in written German, the 14,041st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Psycho is a German adjective meaning “psycho, psychopathic” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Psycho is a different word: “psychological thriller”.
What does psycho mean in English?
adjective
- 1
psycho, psychopathic
prefix
- 1
psycho- (relating to the soul, the mind, or to psychology)
noun
- 1
masculinepsychological thriller
noun
- 1
masculinepsycho
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
prefix: 1. die Psyche, die Seele betreffend
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of psycho
- psych- alternative before-vowel
- Psychos genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to psycho
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is psycho in German?
psycho appears 4.2 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).