psilocybine
\psi.lɔ.si.bin\
The verdict
“psilocybine” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ester d’acide phosphorique, principe actif de certains champignons hallucinogènes.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | psilocybine |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \psi.lɔ.si.bin\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “psilocybine” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
psilocybine is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \psi.lɔ.si.bin\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ester d’acide phosphorique, principe actif de certains champignons hallucinogènes.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for psilocybine in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is psilocybine, spelled P-S-I-L-O-C-Y-B-I-N-E.
Definition
- 1Ester d’acide phosphorique, principe actif de certains champignons hallucinogènes.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you spell "psilocybine"?
What does "psilocybine" mean?
How do you pronounce "psilocybine"?
What language does "psilocybine" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Using “psilocybine”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is P-S-I-L-O-C-Y-B-I-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \psi.lɔ.si.bin\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French 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.