# psychiatrist

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌsaɪˈkaɪ.ə.tɹɪst/ · frequency rank #11,273

## Definitions
1. A medical doctor specializing in psychiatry.

## Etymology
From psychiatry + -ist.

## Easily confused with
- **psychiatric** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/psychiatric-vs-psychiatrist)

## Common misspellings (20)
`ppsychiatrist`, `pscyhiatrist`, `pssychiatrist`, `psycchiatrist`, `psychaitrist`, `psychhiatrist`, `psychiartist`, `psychiatirst`, `psychiatrisst`, `psychiatristt`, `psychiatrits`, `psychiatrrist`, `psychiatrsit`, `psychiattrist`, `psychitarist`, `psycihatrist`, `psyhciatrist`, `psyychiatrist`, `pyschiatrist`, `spychiatrist`

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