psychoanalyze
verb
psychoanalyze is spelled P-S-Y-C-H-O-A-N-A-L-Y-Z-E: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, psychoanalyze means “To treat (someone) using psychoanalysis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in psychoanalyze?
| Letters | 13: P-S-Y-C-H-O-A-N-A-L-Y-Z-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 145,125th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is psychoanalyze?
Psychoanalyze appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th 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).
Forms of psychoanalyze
- psychoanalyzes present, singular, he/she/it
- psychoanalyzing participle, present
- psychoanalyzed participle, past
- psychoanalyse
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does psychoanalyze mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To treat (someone) using psychoanalysis.
- 2
To treat using psychoanalysis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Psychoanalyze in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense (transitive) to treat (someone) using psychoanalysis; (intransitive) to treat us:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | psychanalyser |
| Portuguese | psicanalisar |
| Spanish | psicoanalizar |
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 psychoanalyze come from?
From psycho- + analyze.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).