# psychiatry

> English word · Noun · IPA /saɪˈkaɪ.əˌtɹi/ · frequency rank #13,790

## Definitions
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.

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

## Common misspellings (17)
`ppsychiatry`, `pscyhiatry`, `pssychiatry`, `psycchiatry`, `psychaitry`, `psychhiatry`, `psychiarty`, `psychiatrry`, `psychiatryy`, `psychiattry`, `psychiatyr`, `psychitary`, `psycihatry`, `psyhciatry`, `psyychiatry`, `pyschiatry`, `spychiatry`

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