psicópata
[siˈkopat̪a]
The verdict
“psicópata” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #18,053 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #18,053
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 9
- letters
- 14
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Persona con un trastorno de personalidad antisocial con el que no pueden empatizar ni sentir remordimiento, por eso interactúan con las demás personas como si fuesen cualquier otro objeto, las util...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | psicópata |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [siˈkopat̪a] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #18,053 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “psicópata” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for psicópata is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [siˈkopat̪a]. Corpus data places it at rank #18,053 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Persona con un trastorno de personalidad antisocial con el que no pueden empatizar ni sentir remordimiento, por eso interactúan con las demás personas como si fuesen cualquier otro objeto, las util...".
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for psicópata, with forms such as "pcicópata", "piscópata", and "ppsicópata". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is psicópata, spelled P-S-I-C-Ó-P-A-T-A.
Definition
- 1Persona con un trastorno de personalidad antisocial con el que no pueden empatizar ni sentir remordimiento, por eso interactúan con las demás personas como si fuesen cualquier otro objeto, las utilizan para conseguir sus objetivos, la satisfacción de sus propios intereses. No necesariamente tienen que causar algún mal.
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: pcicópata,piscópata,ppsicópata,psciópata,psiccópata,psicpóata,psicóapta,psicópaat,psicópatta,psicóppata,psicóptaa,psiócpata,pssicópata,spicópata
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of psicópata - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “psicópata”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-S-I-C-Ó-P-A-T-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [siˈkopat̪a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.