psychopharmacology

noun

"psychopharmacology" is a 18-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“psychopharmacology” is uncommon English (frequency #85,671 among 4,417 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,671
frequency rank, English
4,417
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The branch of pharmacology which pertains to the psychoactive aspects of drugs.

Corpus desk

Index EN-psychopharmacology · psychopharmacology · English

psychopharmacology · rank #85,671 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,671
  • LEN-MEGA 18 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH psoriatic

Nearest frequency peer: psoriatic (-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 “psychopharmacology”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for psychopharmacology
PropertyValue
Headwordpsychopharmacology
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters18
Frequency rank#85,671
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “psychopharmacology” in English

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).psychopharmacologyfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “psoriatic” (#85,670), “psychosexual” (#85,672), “provincially” (#85,669). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “psychopharmacology” is #85,671. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

psychopharmacology is uncommon English at frequency #85,671 among 4,417 “P” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The branch of pharmacology which pertains to the psychoactive aspects of drugs.".

psychopharmacology has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From psycho- + pharmacology. The correct English form is psychopharmacology, spelled P-S-Y-C-H-O-P-H-A-R-M-A-C-O-L-O-G-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    The branch of pharmacology which pertains to the psychoactive aspects of drugs.

Etymology

From psycho- + pharmacology.

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 "psychopharmacology"?
"psychopharmacology" is spelled P-S-Y-C-H-O-P-H-A-R-M-A-C-O-L-O-G-Y.
What does "psychopharmacology" mean?
As a noun, "psychopharmacology" means: The branch of pharmacology which pertains to the psychoactive aspects of drugs.
What is the origin of the word "psychopharmacology"?
From psycho- + pharmacology. 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 "psychopharmacology", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 18 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list