psychopathique

\psi.kɔ.pa.tik\

/\psi.kɔ.pa.tik\/ adj

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Relatif à la psychopathie, au comportement de psychopathe.

Corpus desk

Index FR-psychopathique · psychopathique · French

psychopathique · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-6 6 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 psychopathique
PropertyValue
Headwordpsychopathique
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\psi.kɔ.pa.tik\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « psychopathique » en français

psychopathiquesiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

psychopathique is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \psi.kɔ.pa.tik\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Relatif à la psychopathie, au comportement de psychopathe.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for psychopathique in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is psychopathique, spelled P-S-Y-C-H-O-P-A-T-H-I-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Relatif à la psychopathie, au comportement de psychopathe.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La confusion entre psychopathie et névrose n’est pas légitime, dans la mesure où les réactions psychopathiques ne sont pas l’expression d’un conflit interne : elles sont au contraire « aconflictuelles », alors que ce qui caractérise le symptôme névrotique, c’est le conflit interne et l’expression des mécanismes de défense.
  2. L’expertise psychiatrique souligne la personnalité psychopathique du prévenu qui recherche des satisfactions personnelles sans tenir compte d’autrui et a des traits de caractère sadiques.

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 "psychopathique"?
"psychopathique" is spelled P-S-Y-C-H-O-P-A-T-H-I-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \psi.kɔ.pa.tik\.
What does "psychopathique" mean?
As an adjective, "psychopathique" means: Relatif à la psychopathie, au comportement de psychopathe.
How do you pronounce "psychopathique"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "psychopathique" is \psi.kɔ.pa.tik\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "psychopathique" come from?
"psychopathique" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list