psychiatric

/ˌsaɪ.kiˈæt.ɹɪk/

//ˌsaɪ.kiˈæt.ɹɪk// adj

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"psychiatric" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“psychiatric” has 18 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #8,715. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,715
frequency rank, English
4,417
“P” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of, or relating to, psychiatry.

Corpus desk

Index EN-psychiatric · psychiatric · English

psychiatric · rank #8,715 · 18 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,715
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH prospective

Nearest frequency peer: prospective (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “psychiatric”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “psychiatric” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

psychiatric vs psychiatry
82% similar
psychiatric vs psychiatrist
83% similar

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

Key facts for psychiatric
PropertyValue
Headwordpsychiatric
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˌsaɪ.kiˈæt.ɹɪk/
Letters11
Frequency rank#8,715
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “psychiatric”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).psychiatriclands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “prospective” (#8,714), “regulate” (#8,716), “pros” (#8,713). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “psychiatric” is #8,715. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around psychiatric (IPA /ˌsaɪ.kiˈæt.ɹɪk/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #8,715 among 4,417 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Of, or relating to, psychiatry.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for psychiatric, with forms such as "ppsychiatric", "pscyhiatric", and "pssychiatric". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "psychiatry", "psychiatrist", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From psychiatry + -ic or psych- + -iatric. The correct English form is psychiatric, spelled P-S-Y-C-H-I-A-T-R-I-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    Of, or relating to, psychiatry.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Some women with postpartum depression and thyroid imbalance may require antidepressants and psychiatric therapy.

Etymology

From psychiatry + -ic or psych- + -iatric.

This word in other languages

psiquiátrico(Español)psychiatrique(Français)psychiatrisch(Deutsch)psiquiátrico(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ppsychiatric
  • pscyhiatric
  • pssychiatric
  • psycchiatric
  • psychaitric
  • psychhiatric
  • psychiartic
  • psychiatirc
  • psychiatrci
  • psychiatricc
  • psychiatrric
  • psychiattric
  • psychitaric
  • psycihatric
  • psyhciatric
  • psyychiatric
  • pyschiatric
  • spychiatric

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ppsychiatric1pscyhiatric2pssychiatric1psycchiatric1psychaitric2psychhiatric1psychiartic2psychiatirc2
Edit distance from "psychiatric"

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "psychiatric"?
"psychiatric" is spelled P-S-Y-C-H-I-A-T-R-I-C. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌsaɪ.kiˈæt.ɹɪk/.
What does "psychiatric" mean?
As an adjective, "psychiatric" means: Of, or relating to, psychiatry.
What words are commonly confused with "psychiatric"?
"psychiatric" is commonly confused with "psychiatry", "psychiatrist". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "psychiatric"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "psychiatric" is /ˌsaɪ.kiˈæt.ɹɪk/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "psychiatric"?
From psychiatry + -ic or psych- + -iatric. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

prospective#8,714renaissance#8,717promotional#8,712problematic#8,709

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

preparations18 variantstransported18 variantsgeographical18 variantssupernatural18 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list