psychoactive

/ˌsaɪkoʊˈæktɪv/

//ˌsaɪkoʊˈæktɪv// adj

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"psychoactive" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“psychoactive” has 19 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #35,894. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,894
frequency rank, English
4,417
“P” headwords
19
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Affecting the mind or mental processes.

Corpus desk

Index EN-psychoactive · psychoactive · English

psychoactive · rank #35,894 · 19 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,894
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 19 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH puffing

Nearest frequency peer: puffing (+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 “psychoactive”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “psychoactive” 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
Key facts for psychoactive
PropertyValue
Headwordpsychoactive
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˌsaɪkoʊˈæktɪv/
Letters12
Frequency rank#35,894
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “psychoactive”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).psychoactivelands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “puffing” (#35,895), “punctual” (#35,896), “predominately” (#35,891). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “psychoactive” is #35,894. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around psychoactive (IPA /ˌsaɪkoʊˈæktɪv/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #35,894 among 4,417 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Affecting the mind or mental processes.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for psychoactive, with forms such as "ppsychoactive", "pscyhoactive", and "pssychoactive". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From psycho- + active. The correct English form is psychoactive, spelled P-S-Y-C-H-O-A-C-T-I-V-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Affecting the mind or mental processes.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. LSD and DMT are psychoactive drugs.
  2. Ng blows out more smoke, thinking. "As we learned in Vietnam, high-powered weapons are so sensorily overwhelming that they are similar to psychoactive drugs.

Etymology

From psycho- + active.

Synonyms

psychotropic

This word in other languages

psicoactivo(Español)psychoactif(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ppsychoactive
  • pscyhoactive
  • pssychoactive
  • psycchoactive
  • psychaoctive
  • psychhoactive
  • psychoacctive
  • psychoacitve
  • psychoactiev
  • psychoactivve
  • psychoacttive
  • psychoactvie
  • psychoatcive
  • psychocative
  • psycohactive
  • psyhcoactive
  • psyychoactive
  • pyschoactive
  • spychoactive

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of psychoactive - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ppsychoactive1pscyhoactive2pssychoactive1psycchoactive1psychaoctive2psychhoactive1psychoacctive1psychoacitve2
Edit distance from "psychoactive"

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 "psychoactive"?
"psychoactive" is spelled P-S-Y-C-H-O-A-C-T-I-V-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌsaɪkoʊˈæktɪv/.
What does "psychoactive" mean?
As an adjective, "psychoactive" means: Affecting the mind or mental processes.
What are common misspellings of "psychoactive"?
Common misspellings include "ppsychoactive", "pscyhoactive", "pssychoactive", "psycchoactive", "psychaoctive". The correct spelling is "psychoactive".
How do you pronounce "psychoactive"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "psychoactive" is /ˌsaɪkoʊˈæktɪv/. 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 "psychoactive"?
From psycho- + active. 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 "psychoactive", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list