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Psychopharmakon

German, noun[psyçoˈfaʁmakɔn]

Psychopharmakon is a German neuter noun meaning “psychoactive drug (psychiatric medication)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Arzneistoff, der die seelische Verfassung beeinflusst”.

What does Psychopharmakon mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    neuterpsychoactive drug (psychiatric medication)

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Arzneistoff, der die seelische Verfassung beeinflusst

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 Psychopharmakon

  • Psychopharmakons genitive
  • Psychopharmaka plural

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce Psychopharmakon?

  • [psyçoˈfaʁmakɔn]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

How common is Psychopharmakon in German?

Psychopharmakon appears about once in every 39 million words in written German.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).