# psyche

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsaɪ.ki/ · frequency rank #16,780

## Definitions
1. The human soul, mind, or spirit.
2. The human mind as the central force in thought, emotion, and behavior of an individual.
3. A small white butterfly, Leptosia nina, family Pieridae, of Asia and Australasia.

## Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin psychē, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ψυχή (psukhḗ, “soul”).

## Easily confused with
- **psycho** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/psyche-vs-psycho)
- **psychic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/psyche-vs-psychic)
- **psyched** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/psyche-vs-psyched)
- **psych** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/psych-vs-psyche)

## Common misspellings (10)
`ppsyche`, `pscyhe`, `pssyche`, `psycche`, `psyceh`, `psychhe`, `psyhce`, `psyyche`, `pysche`, `spyche`

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