psychology

/saɪˈkɒl.ə.d͡ʒɪ/

//saɪˈkɒl.ə.d͡ʒɪ// noun

The verdict

“psychology” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #65,742 among 1,578 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,742
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - psicologia

Corpus desk

Index PT-psychology · psychology · Portuguese

psychology · rank #65,742 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,742
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH quadratura

Nearest frequency peer: quadratura (+2 rank slots)

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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “psychology”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “psychology” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for psychology
PropertyValue
Headwordpsychology
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/saɪˈkɒl.ə.d͡ʒɪ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#65,742
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “psychology” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.psychologycai nesta cauda de raridade:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “quadratura” (#65,744), “quitação” (#65,745), “reconversão” (#65,756). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “psychology” fica em #65,742. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

psychology is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #65,742 among 1,578 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /saɪˈkɒl.ə.d͡ʒɪ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "psicologia".

No generated misspelling entries exist for psychology in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is psychology, spelled P-S-Y-C-H-O-L-O-G-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    psicologia

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "psychology"?
"psychology" is spelled P-S-Y-C-H-O-L-O-G-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /saɪˈkɒl.ə.d͡ʒɪ/.
What does "psychology" mean?
As a noun, "psychology" means: psicologia
How do you pronounce "psychology"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "psychology" is /saɪˈkɒl.ə.d͡ʒɪ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "psychology" come from?
"psychology" is a Portuguese 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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "psychology", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list