psychotherapy

/ˌsaɪkoʊˈθɛɹəpi/

//ˌsaɪkoʊˈθɛɹəpi// noun

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"psychotherapy" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“psychotherapy” has 22 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #21,034. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,034
frequency rank, English
4,417
“P” headwords
22
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The treatment of people diagnosed with mental and emotional disorders using dialogue and a variety of psychological techniques.

Corpus desk

Index EN-psychotherapy · psychotherapy · English

psychotherapy · rank #21,034 · 22 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,034
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 22 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH quilt

Nearest frequency peer: quilt (+2 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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “psychotherapy”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “psychotherapy” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for psychotherapy
PropertyValue
Headwordpsychotherapy
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˌsaɪkoʊˈθɛɹəpi/
Letters13
Frequency rank#21,034
Misspellings tracked22
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “psychotherapy”

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “quilt” (#21,036), “prodigy” (#21,031), “Qur'an” (#21,037). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “psychotherapy” is #21,034. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 22 spelling variants around psychotherapy (IPA /ˌsaɪkoʊˈθɛɹəpi/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #21,034 among 4,417 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "The treatment of people diagnosed with mental and emotional disorders using dialogue and a variety of psychological techniques.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 22 likely wrong-spelling variants for psychotherapy, with forms such as "ppsychotherapy", "pscyhotherapy", and "pssychotherapy". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From psycho- + therapy. The correct English form is psychotherapy, spelled P-S-Y-C-H-O-T-H-E-R-A-P-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    The treatment of people diagnosed with mental and emotional disorders using dialogue and a variety of psychological techniques.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. In the future, he says, a focus on the hate circuit may open new avenues for treatment – including new drugs and psychotherapies – that target this and other specific circuits in the brain.
  2. Literally hundreds of studies have shown that on average psychotherapy works as well for these conditions as do medications.

Etymology

From psycho- + therapy.

This word in other languages

psicoterapia(Español)psychothérapie(Français)Psychotherapie(Deutsch)psicoterapia(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ppsychotherapy
  • pscyhotherapy
  • pssychotherapy
  • psycchotherapy
  • psychhotherapy
  • psychohterapy
  • psychotehrapy
  • psychothearpy
  • psychotherappy
  • psychotherapyy
  • psychotherayp
  • psychotherpay
  • psychotherrapy
  • psychothherapy
  • psychothreapy
  • psychottherapy
  • psychtoherapy
  • psycohtherapy
  • psyhcotherapy
  • psyychotherapy
  • pyschotherapy
  • spychotherapy

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of psychotherapy - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ppsychotherapy1pscyhotherapy2pssychotherapy1psycchotherapy1psychhotherapy1psychohterapy2psychotehrapy2psychothearpy2
Edit distance from "psychotherapy"

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 "psychotherapy"?
"psychotherapy" is spelled P-S-Y-C-H-O-T-H-E-R-A-P-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌsaɪkoʊˈθɛɹəpi/.
What does "psychotherapy" mean?
As a noun, "psychotherapy" means: The treatment of people diagnosed with mental and emotional disorders using dialogue and a variety of psychological techniques.
What are common misspellings of "psychotherapy"?
Common misspellings include "ppsychotherapy", "pscyhotherapy", "pssychotherapy", "psycchotherapy", "psychhotherapy". The correct spelling is "psychotherapy".
How do you pronounce "psychotherapy"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "psychotherapy" is /ˌsaɪkoʊˈθɛɹəpi/. 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 "psychotherapy"?
From psycho- + therapy. 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 "psychotherapy", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (22 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list