psychopathology

/ˌsaɪ̯kɒpəˈθɒlədʒɪ/

//ˌsaɪ̯kɒpəˈθɒlədʒɪ// noun

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"psychopathology" is a 15-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“psychopathology” is uncommon English (frequency #54,417 among 4,417 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,417
frequency rank, English
4,417
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The study of the origin, development, diagnosis and treatment of mental and behavioural disorders.

Corpus desk

Index EN-psychopathology · psychopathology · English

psychopathology · rank #54,417 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,417
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH psilocybin

Nearest frequency peer: psilocybin (-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.

Long-tail ranks near “psychopathology”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “psychopathology” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for psychopathology
PropertyValue
Headwordpsychopathology
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˌsaɪ̯kɒpəˈθɒlədʒɪ/
Letters15
Frequency rank#54,417
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “psychopathology” in English

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

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “psilocybin” (#54,416), “provocateur” (#54,415), “Pulis” (#54,419). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “psychopathology” is #54,417. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

psychopathology is uncommon English at frequency #54,417 among 4,417 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌsaɪ̯kɒpəˈθɒlədʒɪ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for psychopathology, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From psycho- + pathology. The correct English form is psychopathology, spelled P-S-Y-C-H-O-P-A-T-H-O-L-O-G-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    The study of the origin, development, diagnosis and treatment of mental and behavioural disorders.
  2. 2
    A mental or behavioral disorder.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Our fear and loathing for parasites is obviously adaptive. But this fear can itself mutate into a psychopathology.
  2. The prevalence and risks of the four psychopathologies and their comorbidities, serious mental illness, and suicidalities increased significantly with internet addiction severity (p values from 0·0003 to <0·0001), and most increments in risk were large (ORs increasing more than four times, except for suicidalities) for students with moderate and severe in…

Etymology

From psycho- + pathology.

This word in other languages

psicopatología(Español)psychopathologie(Français)Psychopathologie(Deutsch)

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 "psychopathology"?
"psychopathology" is spelled P-S-Y-C-H-O-P-A-T-H-O-L-O-G-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌsaɪ̯kɒpəˈθɒlədʒɪ/.
What does "psychopathology" mean?
As a noun, "psychopathology" means: The study of the origin, development, diagnosis and treatment of mental and behavioural disorders.
How do you pronounce "psychopathology"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "psychopathology" is /ˌsaɪ̯kɒpəˈθɒlədʒɪ/. 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 "psychopathology"?
From psycho- + pathology. 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 "psychopathology", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

indemnification#54,252disappointingly#54,122multifunctional#54,958unsportsmanlike#55,168

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list