psychometric

/ˌsaɪ.kəˈmɛt.ɹɪk/

//ˌsaɪ.kəˈmɛt.ɹɪk// adj

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"psychometric" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“psychometric” is uncommon English (frequency #55,667 among 46,516 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,667
frequency rank, English
46,516
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Of or pertaining to psychometrics.

Key facts for psychometric
PropertyValue
Headwordpsychometric
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˌsaɪ.kəˈmɛt.ɹɪk/
Letters12
Frequency rank#55,667
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “psychometric” 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). psychometric lands here:

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

Rare enough to double-check

psychometric is uncommon English at frequency #55,667 among 46,516 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˌsaɪ.kəˈmɛt.ɹɪk/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Of or pertaining to psychometrics.".

psychometric doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From psycho- + metric. The correct English form is psychometric, spelled P-S-Y-C-H-O-M-E-T-R-I-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to psychometrics.

Etymology

From psycho- + metric.

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 "psychometric"?
"psychometric" is spelled P-S-Y-C-H-O-M-E-T-R-I-C. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌsaɪ.kəˈmɛt.ɹɪk/.
What does "psychometric" mean?
As an adjective, "psychometric" means: Of or pertaining to psychometrics.
How do you pronounce "psychometric"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "psychometric" is /ˌsaɪ.kəˈmɛt.ɹɪk/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "psychometric"?
From psycho- + metric. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “psychometric”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is P-S-Y-C-H-O-M-E-T-R-I-C - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˌsaɪ.kəˈmɛt.ɹɪk/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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