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
4,417
“P” headwords
23
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A family of theories and methods within the field of psychotherapy that work to find connections among patients' unconscious mental processes.

Corpus desk

Index EN-psychoanalysis · psychoanalysis · English

psychoanalysis · rank #26,213 · 23 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #26,213
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 23 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH pry

Nearest frequency peer: pry (-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 “psychoanalysis”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “psychoanalysis” 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

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)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “psychoanalysis”

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

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “pry” (#26,212), “puffs” (#26,214), “prudential” (#26,211). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “psychoanalysis” is #26,213. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 23 spelling variants around psychoanalysis, anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,213 among 4,417 “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.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. To be sure, this much I may presume you do know, namely, that psychoanalysis is a method of treating nervous patients medically.
  2. Psychoanalysis has sprung many surprises on us, performed more than one volte face before our indignant eyes.

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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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "psychoanalysis", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (23 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list