Psychotherapeut

[ˌpsyçoteʁaˈpɔɪ̯t]

/[ˌpsyçoteʁaˈpɔɪ̯t]/ noun

The verdict

“Psychotherapeut” has 24 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #36,566. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,566
frequency rank, German
49,534
“P” headwords
24
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Arzt, Psychologe oder Pädagoge, der die Psychotherapie anwendet

Corpus desk

Index DE-psychotherapeut · Psychotherapeut · German

Psychotherapeut · rank #36,566 · 24 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #36,566
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 24 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 49,534
  • PHOTO-FINISH pumpt

Nearest frequency peer: pumpt (+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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Psychotherapeut”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Psychotherapeut” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

Psychotherapeut vs Psychotherapeuten
88% similar

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

Key facts for Psychotherapeut
PropertyValue
HeadwordPsychotherapeut
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌpsyçoteʁaˈpɔɪ̯t]
Letters15
Frequency rank#36,566
Misspellings tracked24
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Psychotherapeut” 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). Psychotherapeut 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 24 spelling variants around Psychotherapeut (IPA [ˌpsyçoteʁaˈpɔɪ̯t]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #36,566 among 49,534 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Arzt, Psychologe oder Pädagoge, der die Psychotherapie anwendet".

Our generated misspelling index lists 24 likely wrong-spelling variants for Psychotherapeut, with forms such as "ppsychotherapeut", "pscyhotherapeut", and "pssychotherapeut". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Psychotherapeuten", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file 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 Psychotherapeut, spelled P-S-Y-C-H-O-T-H-E-R-A-P-E-U-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Arzt, Psychologe oder Pädagoge, der die Psychotherapie anwendet

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Ihm hat ein Psychotherapeut geholfen.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ppsychotherapeut
  • pscyhotherapeut
  • pssychotherapeut
  • psycchotherapeut
  • psychhotherapeut
  • psychohterapeut
  • psychotehrapeut
  • psychothearpeut
  • psychotheraeput
  • psychotherapetu
  • psychotherapeutt
  • psychotherappeut
  • psychotherapuet
  • psychotherpaeut
  • psychotherrapeut
  • psychothherapeut
  • psychothreapeut
  • psychottherapeut
  • psychtoherapeut
  • psycohtherapeut
  • psyhcotherapeut
  • psyychotherapeut
  • pyschotherapeut
  • spychotherapeut

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Psychotherapeut - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ppsychotherapeut1pscyhotherapeut2pssychotherapeut1psycchotherapeut1psychhotherapeut1psychohterapeut2psychotehrapeut2psychothearpeut2
Edit distance from "Psychotherapeut"

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Psychotherapeut"?
"Psychotherapeut" is spelled P-S-Y-C-H-O-T-H-E-R-A-P-E-U-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌpsyçoteʁaˈpɔɪ̯t].
What does "Psychotherapeut" mean?
As a noun, "Psychotherapeut" means: Arzt, Psychologe oder Pädagoge, der die Psychotherapie anwendet
What words are commonly confused with "Psychotherapeut"?
"Psychotherapeut" is commonly confused with "Psychotherapeuten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Psychotherapeut"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Psychotherapeut" is [ˌpsyçoteʁaˈpɔɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Psychotherapeut" come from?
"Psychotherapeut" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (24 here; floor ≥5).

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