psychoanalysis

noun

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"psychoanalysis" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“psychoanalysis” has 23 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #26,213. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,213
frequency rank, English
46,516
“P” headwords
23
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A family of theories and methods within the field of psychotherapy that work to find connections among patients' unconscious mental processes.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

psychoanalysis vs psychoanalytic
86% similar

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

Key facts for psychoanalysis
PropertyValue
Headwordpsychoanalysis
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters14
Frequency rank#26,213
Misspellings tracked23
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “psychoanalysis” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). psychoanalysis lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 23 spelling variants around psychoanalysis, anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,213 among 46,516 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A family of theories and methods within the field of psychotherapy that work to find connections among patients' unconscious mental processes.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 23 likely wrong-spelling variants for psychoanalysis, with forms such as "ppsychoanalysis", "pscyhoanalysis", and "pssychoanalysis". 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, "psychoanalytic", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From international scientific vocabulary, after German Psychoanalyse. By surface analysis, psycho- + analysis. The correct English form is psychoanalysis, spelled P-S-Y-C-H-O-A-N-A-L-Y-S-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    A family of theories and methods within the field of psychotherapy that work to find connections among patients' unconscious mental processes.

Etymology

From international scientific vocabulary, after German Psychoanalyse. By surface analysis, psycho- + analysis.

This word in other languages

psicoanálisis(Español)psychanalyse(Français)Psychoanalyse(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ppsychoanalysis
  • pscyhoanalysis
  • pssychoanalysis
  • psycchoanalysis
  • psychaonalysis
  • psychhoanalysis
  • psychoaanlysis
  • psychoanallysis
  • psychoanalsyis
  • psychoanalyiss
  • psychoanalysiss
  • psychoanalyssi
  • psychoanalyssis
  • psychoanalyysis
  • psychoanaylsis
  • psychoanlaysis
  • psychoannalysis
  • psychonaalysis
  • psycohanalysis
  • psyhcoanalysis
  • psyychoanalysis
  • pyschoanalysis
  • spychoanalysis

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of psychoanalysis - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ppsychoanalysis1pscyhoanalysis2pssychoanalysis1psycchoanalysis1psychaonalysis2psychhoanalysis1psychoaanlysis2psychoanallysis1
Edit distance from "psychoanalysis"

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 "psychoanalysis"?
"psychoanalysis" is spelled P-S-Y-C-H-O-A-N-A-L-Y-S-I-S.
What does "psychoanalysis" mean?
As a noun, "psychoanalysis" means: A family of theories and methods within the field of psychotherapy that work to find connections among patients' unconscious mental processes.
What words are commonly confused with "psychoanalysis"?
"psychoanalysis" is commonly confused with "psychoanalytic". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "psychoanalysis"?
From international scientific vocabulary, after German Psychoanalyse. By surface analysis, psycho- + analysis. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “psychoanalysis”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is P-S-Y-C-H-O-A-N-A-L-Y-S-I-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Don't mix it up with “psychoanalytic” - see the side-by-side comparison. psychoanalysis vs psychoanalytic
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Same frequency band

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list