# Ayurveda

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɑjʊr.ved̪(ə)/ · frequency rank #46,324

## Definitions
1. Traditional Hindu alternative medicine, involving balancing three bodily humours of wind, bile, and phlegm.
2. A text on this form of medicine.

## Etymology
From Sanskrit आयुर्वेद (āyurveda).

## Easily confused with
- **Ayurvedic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ayurveda-vs-ayurvedic)

## Common misspellings (11)
`auyrveda`, `ayruveda`, `ayurevda`, `ayurrveda`, `ayurvdea`, `ayurvead`, `ayurvedda`, `ayurvveda`, `ayuvreda`, `ayyurveda`, `yaurveda`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/ayurveda