psychical
/ˈsʌɪkɪk(ə)l/
"psychical" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“psychical” is an uncommon English word, ranked #61,734 in English word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #61,734
- frequency rank, English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Performed by or pertaining to the psyche (the mind, spirit, or both): mental, psychic.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | psychical |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈsʌɪkɪk(ə)l/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #61,734 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “psychical” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for psychical is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈsʌɪkɪk(ə)l/. Corpus data places it at rank #61,734 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No generated misspelling entries exist for psychical in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Ancient Greek ψυχικός (psukhikós) + -al. By surface analysis, psyche + -ical. The correct English form is psychical, spelled P-S-Y-C-H-I-C-A-L.
Definition
- 1Performed by or pertaining to the psyche (the mind, spirit, or both): mental, psychic.
- 2Pertaining to the animal nature of man, as opposed to the spirit.
- 3Outside the realm of the physical; supernatural, psychic.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ψυχικός (psukhikós) + -al. By surface analysis, psyche + -ical.
Antonyms
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.
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Using “psychical”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is P-S-Y-C-H-I-C-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈsʌɪkɪk(ə)l/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.