# psychological vs psychologically

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### psychological
*adjective · IPA /ˌsaɪ.kəˈlɒd͡ʒ.ɪ.kl̩/ · frequency rank #4,549*
Of or pertaining to psychology.

### psychologically
*adverb · frequency rank #18,403*
In a psychological sense.

## Source
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