psychotic
/ˌsaɪˈkɒtɪk/adjective, noun
psychotic is spelled P-S-Y-C-H-O-T-I-C: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 2.7 times per million words in written English, the 16,455th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, psychotic means “Of, related to, or suffering from psychosis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in psychotic?
| Letters | 9: P-S-Y-C-H-O-T-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.7 times per million words; the 16,455th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is psychotic?
Psychotic appears 2.7 times per million words in written English, the 16,455th 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 psychotic?
- /ˌsaɪˈkɒtɪk/
Psychotic has 3 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)-Vealhurl-psychotic.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of psychotic
- more psychotic comparative
- most psychotic superlative
- psychotics plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does psychotic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of, related to, or suffering from psychosis.
- 2
informalOut of control, bizarre, or crazy.
noun
- 1
A person affected by psychosis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Psychotic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | psychotique |
| German | psychotisch , Psychotiker, Psychotikerin |
| Portuguese | psicótico |
| Spanish | psicótico |
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 psychotic come from?
Derived in English from psychosis + -tic; compare French psychotique, German psychotisch. Attested from the late 19th century. Compare earlier neurotic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).