How to Pronounce “psyche”
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Pronunciation Notes
The p is silent. “psyche” comes through Greek, where ps- was a single sound English never adopted. The p is dropped: the word begins on /s/.
A loanword from Greek. From Greek ψυχή. The p is silent, as in all Greek ps- words, and the final e is pronounced: “SY-kee”.
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