# psychological

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˌsaɪ.kəˈlɒd͡ʒ.ɪ.kl̩/ · frequency rank #4,549

## Definitions
1. Of or pertaining to psychology.
2. Relating to the mind and behavior or to the mental, emotional, and behavioral characteristics pertaining to a specified person, group, or activity.
3. Without an objective, or reasonably logical foundation.

## Etymology
From psychology + -ical.

## Easily confused with
- **psychologically** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/psychological-vs-psychologically)

## Common misspellings (21)
`ppsychological`, `pscyhological`, `pssychological`, `psycchological`, `psychhological`, `psychloogical`, `psycholgoical`, `psychollogical`, `psychologcial`, `psychologgical`, `psychologiacl`, `psychologicall`, `psychologiccal`, `psychologicla`, `psycholoigcal`, `psychoolgical`, `psycohlogical`, `psyhcological`, `psyychological`, `pyschological`, `spychological`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/psychological