homeopathic

Name: homeopathic, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“homeopathic” has 16 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #35,756. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,756
frequency rank, English: 2,646
“H” headwords: 16
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of or pertaining to homeopathy.

Corpus desk

Index EN-homeopathic · homeopathic · English

homeopathic · rank #35,756 · 16 variants · 1 confusable

FREQ-MID #35,756
LEN-MEGA 11 letters
VOW-5 5 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
VAR-HIGH 16 variants
BOOK-MID 2,646
PHOTO-FINISH Hom

Nearest frequency peer: Hom (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

highlighter

64,248
Hom

64,246
homeopathic

64,245
homogenous

64,244
hv

64,242
hydrology

64,241

What this shows “homeopathic” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

homeopathic vs homeopathy

82% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for homeopathic
Property	Value
Headword	homeopathic
Language	English
Part of speech	Adjective
Letters	11
Frequency rank	#35,756
Misspellings tracked	16
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “homeopathic”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).homeopathiclands here:

#35,756

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “Hom” (#35,755), “homogenous” (#35,757), “highlighter” (#35,753). Among 2,646 “H” headwords, “homeopathic” is #35,756. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around homeopathic, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #35,756 among 2,646 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for homeopathic, with forms such as "hhomeopathic", "hmoeopathic", and "hoemopathic". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "homeopathy", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From homeo- (“similar”) + -pathic (“suffering, disease”). The correct English form is homeopathic, spelled H-O-M-E-O-P-A-T-H-I-C.

Definition

1
Of or pertaining to homeopathy.
2
Extremely dilute, insipid.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how homeopathic appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

Therefore, with a slight misgiving that so delicate a creature as an embryo shad might possibly be affected by the homœopathic amount of alcohol still present, I set up my apparatus on the shaded piazza of the hotel.
On the other hand, the pop psychology titles are usually very accessible (hence their popularity) but frequently state the obvious or simply retread the same old ground – the psychological content is so diluted it's positively homeopathic!

Etymology

From homeo- (“similar”) + -pathic (“suffering, disease”).

This word in other languages

homeopático(Español)homéopathique(Français)homöopathisch(Deutsch)homeopático(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

hhomeopathic
hmoeopathic
hoemopathic
homeoapthic
homeopahtic
homeopathci
homeopathhic
homeopathicc
homeopatihc
homeopatthic
homeoppathic
homeoptahic
homepoathic
hommeopathic
homoepathic
ohmeopathic

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of homeopathic - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "homeopathic"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "homeopathic"?

"homeopathic" is spelled H-O-M-E-O-P-A-T-H-I-C.

What does "homeopathic" mean?

As an adjective, "homeopathic" means: Of or pertaining to homeopathy.

What words are commonly confused with "homeopathic"?

"homeopathic" is commonly confused with "homeopathy". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

What is the origin of the word "homeopathic"?

From homeo- (“similar”) + -pathic (“suffering, disease”). See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "homeopathic", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

highlighter#35,753 grandparent#35,739 indivisible#35,773 ineffectual#35,775

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

dystrophy16 variants contaminate16 variants commensurate16 variants certifying16 variants