Psychotherapie

[ˌpsyçoteʁaˈpiː]

/[ˌpsyçoteʁaˈpiː]/ noun

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The verdict

“Psychotherapie” has 22 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #11,505. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,505
frequency rank, German
49,534
“P” headwords
22
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Medizin/Psychologie : Verfahren, um Störungen im psychischen Bereich, in sozialen Beziehungen, im Verhalten sowie auch in bestimmten Körperfunktionen zu heilen bzw. zu lindern

Key facts for Psychotherapie
PropertyValue
HeadwordPsychotherapie
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌpsyçoteʁaˈpiː]
Letters14
Frequency rank#11,505
Misspellings tracked22
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Psychotherapie” 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). Psychotherapie lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 22 spelling variants around Psychotherapie (IPA [ˌpsyçoteʁaˈpiː]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,505 among 49,534 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 22 likely wrong-spelling variants for Psychotherapie, with forms such as "ppsychotherapie", "pscyhotherapie", and "pssychotherapie". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Psychotherapie, spelled P-S-Y-C-H-O-T-H-E-R-A-P-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Medizin/Psychologie : Verfahren, um Störungen im psychischen Bereich, in sozialen Beziehungen, im Verhalten sowie auch in bestimmten Körperfunktionen zu heilen bzw. zu lindern
  2. 2
    Therapie bzw. Behandlung mit Mitteln und Methoden des Verfahrens von [1]

This word in other languages

psychotherapy(English)psicoterapia(Español)psychothérapie(Français)psicoterapia(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ppsychotherapie
  • pscyhotherapie
  • pssychotherapie
  • psycchotherapie
  • psychhotherapie
  • psychohterapie
  • psychotehrapie
  • psychothearpie
  • psychotheraipe
  • psychotherapei
  • psychotherappie
  • psychotherpaie
  • psychotherrapie
  • psychothherapie
  • psychothreapie
  • psychottherapie
  • psychtoherapie
  • psycohtherapie
  • psyhcotherapie
  • psyychotherapie
  • pyschotherapie
  • spychotherapie

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ppsychotherapie1pscyhotherapie2pssychotherapie1psycchotherapie1psychhotherapie1psychohterapie2psychotehrapie2psychothearpie2
Edit distance from "Psychotherapie"

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 "Psychotherapie"?
"Psychotherapie" is spelled P-S-Y-C-H-O-T-H-E-R-A-P-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌpsyçoteʁaˈpiː].
What does "Psychotherapie" mean?
As a noun, "Psychotherapie" means: Medizin/Psychologie : Verfahren, um Störungen im psychischen Bereich, in sozialen Beziehungen, im Verhalten sowie auch in bestimmten Körperfunktionen zu heilen bzw. zu lindern
What are common misspellings of "Psychotherapie"?
Common misspellings include "ppsychotherapie", "pscyhotherapie", "pssychotherapie", "psycchotherapie", "psychhotherapie". The correct spelling is "Psychotherapie".
How do you pronounce "Psychotherapie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Psychotherapie" is [ˌpsyçoteʁaˈpiː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Psychotherapie" come from?
"Psychotherapie" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Psychotherapie”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is P-S-Y-C-H-O-T-H-E-R-A-P-I-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˌpsyçoteʁaˈpiː] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Same frequency band

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