Psychologie

[psyçoloˈɡiː]

/[psyçoloˈɡiː]/ noun

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The verdict

“Psychologie” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,381. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,381
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Wissenschaft von den bewussten und unbewussten psychischen Prozessen, vom Erleben und Verhalten des Menschen in Abhängigkeit von der Umwelt

Corpus desk

Index DE-psychologie · Psychologie · German

Psychologie · rank #4,381 · 17 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,381
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Prozesse

Nearest frequency peer: Prozesse (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Psychologie“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Psychologie“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

Psychologie vs psychology
73% similar
Psychologie vs Psychologin
91% similar
Psychologie vs Psychologe
91% similar

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

Key facts for Psychologie
PropertyValue
HeadwordPsychologie
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[psyçoloˈɡiː]
Letters11
Frequency rank#4,381
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Psychologie“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Psychologieliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Prozesse“ (#4,380), „Risiken“ (#4,382), „praktische“ (#4,379). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Psychologie“ bei #4,381. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around Psychologie (IPA [psyçoloˈɡiː]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,381 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for Psychologie, with forms such as "ppsychologie", "pscyhologie", and "pssychologie". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "psychology", "Psychologin", "Psychologe", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Psychologie, spelled P-S-Y-C-H-O-L-O-G-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Wissenschaft von den bewussten und unbewussten psychischen Prozessen, vom Erleben und Verhalten des Menschen in Abhängigkeit von der Umwelt
  2. 2
    die Psyche eines Menschen; das innere, insbesondere geistige Reagieren
  3. 3
    das Eingehen auf die menschliche Psyche, psychologisches Verständnis

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Psychologie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ein Studium der Psychologie setzt großes Einfühlungsvermögen und Menschenverständnis voraus.
  2. Die moderne Psychologie geht zurück auf Wilhelm Wundt, der sie gemeinsam mit einigen seiner Schüler als experimentelle Erfahrungswissenschaft von der Philosophie abkoppelte.

Synonyms

SeelenkundePsycheMenschenkenntnis

Antonyms

AnatomiePhysiologieKörper

This word in other languages

psychology(English)psicología(Español)psychologie(Français)psicologia(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ppsychologie
  • pscyhologie
  • pssychologie
  • psycchologie
  • psychhologie
  • psychloogie
  • psycholgoie
  • psychollogie
  • psychologei
  • psychologgie
  • psycholoige
  • psychoolgie
  • psycohlogie
  • psyhcologie
  • psyychologie
  • pyschologie
  • spychologie

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Psychologie - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ppsychologie1pscyhologie2pssychologie1psycchologie1psychhologie1psychloogie2psycholgoie2psychollogie1
Edit distance from "Psychologie"

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 "Psychologie"?
"Psychologie" is spelled P-S-Y-C-H-O-L-O-G-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is [psyçoloˈɡiː].
What does "Psychologie" mean?
As a noun, "Psychologie" means: Wissenschaft von den bewussten und unbewussten psychischen Prozessen, vom Erleben und Verhalten des Menschen in Abhängigkeit von der Umwelt
What words are commonly confused with "Psychologie"?
"Psychologie" is commonly confused with "psychology", "Psychologin", "Psychologe". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Psychologie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Psychologie" is [psyçoloˈɡiː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Psychologie" come from?
"Psychologie" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Ministerium#4,375untersuchen#4,393Wahrnehmung#4,395katholische#4,365

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

Durchmesser17 variantsGenehmigung17 variantsbeeinflussen17 variantsÜberwachung17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list