psicología

[sikoloˈxia]

/[sikoloˈxia]/ noun

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The verdict

“psicología” has 15 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #4,453. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,453
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Parte de la filosofía en la que se trata el estudio del alma.

Corpus desk

Index ES-psicologia · psicología · Spanish

psicología · rank #4,453 · 15 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,453
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH prevenir

Nearest frequency peer: prevenir (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “psicología”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “psicología” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

psicología vs psicólogo
70% similar
psicología vs psicólogos
70% similar
psicología vs psicológico
64% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for psicología
PropertyValue
Headwordpsicología
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[sikoloˈxia]
Letters10
Frequency rank#4,453
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “psicología”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.psicologíacae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “prevenir” (#4,452), “quedamos” (#4,454), “polémica” (#4,451). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “psicología” va en #4,453. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around psicología (IPA [sikoloˈxia]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,453 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for psicología, with forms such as "pcicología", "piscología", and "ppsicología". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "psicólogo", "psicólogos", "psicológico", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is psicología, spelled P-S-I-C-O-L-O-G-Í-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Parte de la filosofía en la que se trata el estudio del alma.
  2. 2
    Todo lo que atañe al espíritu.
  3. 3
    Manera de sentir de una persona o de un grupo de gente.
  4. 4
    Ciencia referente al estudio de los procesos mentales y el comportamiento.
  5. 5
    Prudencia y tacto en el trato a las personas.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. en general, el idealismo no ha podido deslindar la psicología de la filosofía
  2. Existe una política criolla típica, aplicable a los pueblos hispanoamericanos, la cual es naturalmente producto de sus respectivas psicologías

Synonyms

caballerosidadcortesíamano izquierda

This word in other languages

psychology(English)psychologie(Français)Psychologie(Deutsch)psicologia(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • pcicología
  • piscología
  • ppsicología
  • psciología
  • psiccología
  • psicloogía
  • psicolgoía
  • psicollogía
  • psicologaí
  • psicologgía
  • psicoloíga
  • psicoolgía
  • psioclogía
  • pssicología
  • spicología

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of psicología - 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.

pcicología1piscología2ppsicología1psciología2psiccología1psicloogía2psicolgoía2psicollogía1
Edit distance from "psicología"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "psicología"?
"psicología" is spelled P-S-I-C-O-L-O-G-Í-A. The IPA pronunciation is [sikoloˈxia].
What does "psicología" mean?
As a noun, "psicología" means: Parte de la filosofía en la que se trata el estudio del alma.
What words are commonly confused with "psicología"?
"psicología" is commonly confused with "psicólogo", "psicólogos", "psicológico". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "psicología"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "psicología" is [sikoloˈxia]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "psicología" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "psicología", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

excelencia15 variantsencuentras15 variantsembarazada15 variantssolucionar15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list