# telepathy

> English word · Noun · IPA /tɛˈlɛp.ə.θi/ · frequency rank #33,876

## Definitions
1. The capability to communicate directly by psychic means; the sympathetic affection of one mind by the thoughts, feelings, or emotions of another at a distance, without communication through the ordinary channels of sensation.

## Etymology
From tele- + -pathy.

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

## Common misspellings (14)
`etlepathy`, `teelpathy`, `teleapthy`, `telepahty`, `telepathhy`, `telepathyy`, `telepatthy`, `telepatyh`, `teleppathy`, `teleptahy`, `tellepathy`, `telpeathy`, `tleepathy`, `ttelepathy`

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