psychoactive
/ˌsaɪkoʊˈæktɪv/adjective, noun
psychoactive is spelled P-S-Y-C-H-O-A-C-T-I-V-E: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 35,748th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, psychoactive means “Affecting the mind or mental processes” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in psychoactive?
| Letters | 12: P-S-Y-C-H-O-A-C-T-I-V-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 35,748th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is psychoactive?
Psychoactive appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 35,748th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce psychoactive?
- US /ˌsaɪkoʊˈæktɪv/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-psychoactive.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with psychoactive?
7 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as psychoactive from its last stressed vowel (/æktɪv/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of psychoactive
- more psychoactive comparative
- most psychoactive superlative
- psychoactives plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does psychoactive mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Affecting the mind or mental processes.
LSD and DMT are psychoactive drugs.
noun
- 1
Any drug that affects the mind or mental processes.
LSD and DMT are psychoactives.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Psychoactive in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense pharmacology: affecting the mind or mental processes:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | psychoactif, psychotrope |
| German | psychoaktiv |
| Spanish | psicoactivo |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does psychoactive come from?
From psycho- + active.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).