Psychopathen

[psyçoˈpaːtn̩]

/[psyçoˈpaːtn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Psychopathen” has 20 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #25,720. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,720
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
20
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Psychopath

Corpus desk

Index DE-psychopathen · Psychopathen · German

Psychopathen · rank #25,720 · 20 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #25,720
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 20 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH präziser

Nearest frequency peer: präziser (-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 „Psychopathen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Psychopathen“ 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).

Psychopathen vs Psychopath
83% similar

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

Key facts for Psychopathen
PropertyValue
HeadwordPsychopathen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[psyçoˈpaːtn̩]
Letters12
Frequency rank#25,720
Misspellings tracked20
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Psychopathen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Psychopathenliegt 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: „präziser“ (#25,719), „publik“ (#25,721), „Prozession“ (#25,718). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Psychopathen“ bei #25,720. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 20 spelling variants around Psychopathen (IPA [psyçoˈpaːtn̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #25,720 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for Psychopathen, with forms such as "ppsychopathen", "pscyhopathen", and "pssychopathen". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Psychopath", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Psychopathen, spelled P-S-Y-C-H-O-P-A-T-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Psychopath
  2. 2
    Dativ Singular des Substantivs Psychopath
  3. 3
    Akkusativ Singular des Substantivs Psychopath
  4. 4
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Psychopath
  5. 5
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Psychopath
  6. 6
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Psychopath
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Psychopath

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ppsychopathen
  • pscyhopathen
  • pssychopathen
  • psycchopathen
  • psychhopathen
  • psychoapthen
  • psychopahten
  • psychopatehn
  • psychopathenn
  • psychopathhen
  • psychopathne
  • psychopatthen
  • psychoppathen
  • psychoptahen
  • psychpoathen
  • psycohpathen
  • psyhcopathen
  • psyychopathen
  • pyschopathen
  • spychopathen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Psychopathen - 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.

ppsychopathen1pscyhopathen2pssychopathen1psycchopathen1psychhopathen1psychoapthen2psychopahten2psychopatehn2
Edit distance from "Psychopathen"

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 "Psychopathen"?
"Psychopathen" is spelled P-S-Y-C-H-O-P-A-T-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [psyçoˈpaːtn̩].
What does "Psychopathen" mean?
As a noun, "Psychopathen" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Psychopath
What words are commonly confused with "Psychopathen"?
"Psychopathen" is commonly confused with "Psychopath". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Psychopathen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Psychopathen" is [psyçoˈpaːtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Psychopathen" come from?
"Psychopathen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

rausgefunden#25,725reformierten#25,729Sternzeichen#25,780Strumpfhosen#25,785

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (20 here; floor ≥5).

provisorische20 variantsrealistischer20 variantsRegierungsrat20 variantsverschiedenes20 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list