psychoactif

\psi.kɔ.ak.tif\

/\psi.kɔ.ak.tif\/ adj

The verdict

“psychoactif” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui a un effet sur le système nerveux, sur la psyché, qui peut modifier l’état psychique d’un individu.

Corpus desk

Index FR-psychoactif · psychoactif · French

psychoactif · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "P" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for psychoactif
PropertyValue
Headwordpsychoactif
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\psi.kɔ.ak.tif\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « psychoactif » en français

psychoactifn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

psychoactif is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \psi.kɔ.ak.tif\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui a un effet sur le système nerveux, sur la psyché, qui peut modifier l’état psychique d’un individu.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for psychoactif, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is psychoactif, spelled P-S-Y-C-H-O-A-C-T-I-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui a un effet sur le système nerveux, sur la psyché, qui peut modifier l’état psychique d’un individu.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Certains médicaments ont des effets secondaires psychoactifs.

Synonyms

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 "psychoactif"?
"psychoactif" is spelled P-S-Y-C-H-O-A-C-T-I-F. The IPA pronunciation is \psi.kɔ.ak.tif\.
What does "psychoactif" mean?
As an adjective, "psychoactif" means: Qui a un effet sur le système nerveux, sur la psyché, qui peut modifier l’état psychique d’un individu.
How do you pronounce "psychoactif"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "psychoactif" is \psi.kɔ.ak.tif\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "psychoactif" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list