psychopathic
/ˌsaɪkoʊˈpæθɪk/adjective, noun
psychopathic is spelled P-S-Y-C-H-O-P-A-T-H-I-C: 12 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 32,798th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, psychopathic means “Exhibiting the behaviors and personality traits of a psychopath” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in psychopathic?
| Letters | 12: P-S-Y-C-H-O-P-A-T-H-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 32,798th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is psychopathic?
Psychopathic appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 32,798th 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).
How do you pronounce psychopathic?
- US /ˌsaɪkoʊˈpæθɪk/
- US [ˌsɐɪkoʊˈpæθɪk]
- US /ˌsaɪkəˈpæθɪk/
Psychopathic has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-AnotherFriendlyHuman-psychopathic.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with psychopathic?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as psychopathic from its last stressed vowel (/æθɪk/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of psychopathic
- more psychopathic comparative
- most psychopathic superlative
- psychopathics plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does psychopathic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Exhibiting the behaviors and personality traits of a psychopath.
A psychopathic killer is on the loose.
noun
- 1
datedA psychopath.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Psychopathic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense relating to a psychopath:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | psychopathique |
| German | psychopathisch |
| Portuguese | psicopático |
| Spanish | psicopático |
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 psychopathic come from?
From psycho- + -pathic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).