# sociopath

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsəʊ.si.ə(ʊ)ˌpæθ/ · frequency rank #26,606

## Definitions
1. A person with an antisocial personality disorder.

## Etymology
From socio- + -path. First use appears c. 1914.

## Easily confused with
- **sociopathic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sociopath-vs-sociopathic)

## Common misspellings (13)
`osciopath`, `scoiopath`, `socciopath`, `socioapth`, `sociopaht`, `sociopathh`, `sociopatth`, `socioppath`, `socioptah`, `socipoath`, `socoipath`, `soicopath`, `ssociopath`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/sociopath