psycho-
French, prefix/psi.ko/
psycho- is spelled P-S-Y-C-H-O (6 letters) and appears 4.1 times per million words in written French, the 12,924th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Psycho- is a French prefix meaning “psycho-” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Préfixe désignant tout ce qui a trait à la pensée, au psychisme, à l'esprit, à l'âme”.
What does psycho- mean in English?
prefix
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psycho-
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Personne réformée (pour le service militaire) pour des raisons psychologiques.
noun: 1. Psychologie.
adjective: 1. Psychologique.
prefix: 1. Préfixe désignant tout ce qui a trait à la pensée, au psychisme, à l'esprit, à l'âme.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of psycho-
- psychos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce psycho-?
- /psi.ko/
- \psi.ko\
- \psi.kɔ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to psycho-
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is psycho- in French?
psycho- appears 4.1 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).