# psyche vs psycho

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### psyche
*noun · IPA /ˈsaɪ.ki/ · frequency rank #16,780*
The human soul, mind, or spirit.

### psycho
*adjective · IPA /ˈsaɪ̯.kəʊ̯/ · frequency rank #10,596*
Psychotic, psychopathic, or (broadly) otherwise insane.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/psyche-vs-psycho