# pharma

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #16,557

## Definitions
1. The pharmaceutical or drug-making sector.

## Etymology
Clipping of pharmaceutical.

## Easily confused with
- **plasma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pharma-vs-plasma)
- **pharmacy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pharma-vs-pharmacy)
- **Pham** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pham-vs-pharma)
- **parma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/parma-vs-pharma)
- **palma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/palma-vs-pharma)
- **parka** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/parka-vs-pharma)
- **padma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/padma-vs-pharma)
- **Parra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/parra-vs-pharma)

## Common misspellings (9)
`hparma`, `pahrma`, `phamra`, `pharam`, `pharmma`, `pharrma`, `phharma`, `phrama`, `ppharma`

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