Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

psycho-

/ˈsaɪ.koʊ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.74 in modern English

Syllables: psy-cho-
IPA: /ˈsaɪ.koʊ/

16

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

Relating to the soul, the mind, or to psychology.

Example Sentences

"This endeavour forms the core of Daniel Pick's fascinating study of the mobilisation of psychoanalysis not only for the Allied war effort, but for a postwar world momentarily seduced by the idea that war and violence might be eridicated by a bit of psycho-science."

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ψῡχή (psūkhḗ) Ancient Greek ψῡχο- (psūkho-)der. English psycho- From Ancient Greek ψῡχο- (psūkho-), combining form of ψυχή (psukhḗ, “soul”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: ψῡχο-

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈsaɪ.koʊ/
British English: /ˈsaɪ.kəʊ/

Inflected Forms

psych- (alternative)

Derived Forms

psychonarration psychonarrative psychosophy psychoverbal psychovisual

Frequently Paired Words

psyche psycho

Questions

How do you pronounce psycho-?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsaɪ.koʊ/.
What does psycho- mean?: Relating to the soul, the mind, or to psychology.
Where does psycho- come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

How to pronounce psycho-

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