psychiatry

/saɪˈkaɪ.əˌtɹi/

//saɪˈkaɪ.əˌtɹi// noun

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"psychiatry" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“psychiatry” has 17 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #13,790. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,790
frequency rank, English
4,417
“P” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The branch of medicine that focuses on mental and behavioral health by subjectively diagnosing, treating, or preventing mental disorders (mental illnesses) and behavioural conditions.

Corpus desk

Index EN-psychiatry · psychiatry · English

psychiatry · rank #13,790 · 17 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #13,790
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH psalm

Nearest frequency peer: psalm (-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 “psychiatry”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “psychiatry” 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).

psychiatry vs psychiatric
82% similar

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

Key facts for psychiatry
PropertyValue
Headwordpsychiatry
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/saɪˈkaɪ.əˌtɹi/
Letters10
Frequency rank#13,790
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “psychiatry”

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).psychiatrylands 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 “psalm” (#13,789), “promoter” (#13,788), “pubs” (#13,792). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “psychiatry” is #13,790. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around psychiatry (IPA /saɪˈkaɪ.əˌtɹi/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,790 among 4,417 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "The branch of medicine that focuses on mental and behavioral health by subjectively diagnosing, treating, or preventing mental disorders (mental illnesses) and behavioural conditions.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for psychiatry, with forms such as "ppsychiatry", "pscyhiatry", and "pssychiatry". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "psychiatric", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: First attested in 1846. From French psychiatrie, from Medieval Latin psȳchīātria. By surface analysis, psych- + -iatry. The correct English form is psychiatry, spelled P-S-Y-C-H-I-A-T-R-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    The branch of medicine that focuses on mental and behavioral health by subjectively diagnosing, treating, or preventing mental disorders (mental illnesses) and behavioural conditions.

Etymology

First attested in 1846. From French psychiatrie, from Medieval Latin psȳchīātria. By surface analysis, psych- + -iatry.

This word in other languages

psiquiatría(Español)psychiatrie(Français)Psychiatrie(Deutsch)psiquiatria(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ppsychiatry
  • pscyhiatry
  • pssychiatry
  • psycchiatry
  • psychaitry
  • psychhiatry
  • psychiarty
  • psychiatrry
  • psychiatryy
  • psychiattry
  • psychiatyr
  • psychitary
  • psycihatry
  • psyhciatry
  • psyychiatry
  • pyschiatry
  • spychiatry

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ppsychiatry1pscyhiatry2pssychiatry1psycchiatry1psychaitry2psychhiatry1psychiarty2psychiatrry1
Edit distance from "psychiatry"

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 "psychiatry"?
"psychiatry" is spelled P-S-Y-C-H-I-A-T-R-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /saɪˈkaɪ.əˌtɹi/.
What does "psychiatry" mean?
As a noun, "psychiatry" means: The branch of medicine that focuses on mental and behavioral health by subjectively diagnosing, treating, or preventing mental disorders (mental illnesses) and behavioural conditions.
What words are commonly confused with "psychiatry"?
"psychiatry" is commonly confused with "psychiatric". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "psychiatry"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "psychiatry" is /saɪˈkaɪ.əˌtɹi/. 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 "psychiatry"?
First attested in 1846. From French psychiatrie, from Medieval Latin psȳchīātria. By surface analysis, psych- + -iatry. 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 "psychiatry", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list