# chiropractic

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌkaɪɹəˈpɹæktɪk/ · frequency rank #31,473

## Definitions
1. A system of health care involving manipulation of the spinal column and other body structures, for the purpose of alleviating neuromusculoskeletal dysfunction.

## Etymology
From chiro- (“hand”) + practic; from Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír, “hand”) + πρακτικός (praktikós, “concerned with action”).

## Easily confused with
- **chiropractor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chiropractic-vs-chiropractor)

## Common misspellings (19)
`cchiropractic`, `chhiropractic`, `chiorpractic`, `chiroparctic`, `chiroppractic`, `chiropracctic`, `chiropracitc`, `chiropractci`, `chiropracticc`, `chiropracttic`, `chiropratcic`, `chiroprcatic`, `chiroprractic`, `chirorpactic`, `chirporactic`, `chirropractic`, `chriopractic`, `cihropractic`, `hciropractic`

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