# Ayurveda vs Ayurvedic

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Ayurveda
*noun · IPA /ɑjʊr.ved̪(ə)/ · frequency rank #46,324*
Traditional Hindu alternative medicine, involving balancing three bodily humours of wind, bile, and phlegm.

### Ayurvedic
*adjective · frequency rank #48,075*
Pertaining to or characteristic of Ayurveda.

## Source
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