How to Say "psychiatric" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “psychiatric” is “psiquiátrico” — B1 level.
Examples
El paciente necesita un tratamiento psiquiátrico urgente.
The patient needs urgent psychiatric treatment.
Ella trabaja en la unidad psiquiátrica del hospital.
She works in the psychiatric unit of the hospital.
El informe psiquiátrico fue fundamental para el juicio.
The psychiatric report was fundamental for the trial.
The Silent 'P'
In many Spanish-speaking regions, the initial 'p' in words starting with 'ps-' is very soft or completely silent when speaking, though it must always be written.
Matching the Noun
As a describing word, it changes its ending to 'a' (psiquiátrica) if the thing it describes is feminine, like 'la clínica'.
Missing the Accent
Mistake: “psiquiatrico”
Correction: psiquiátrico. Remember that words ending in 'ico' almost always have an accent mark on the third-to-last syllable.
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