# pharmacy

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈfɑːməsi/ · frequency rank #8,706

## Definitions
1. A place where prescription drugs are sold or dispensed.
2. The science of medicinal substances, inclusive of pharmaceutics, pharmaceutical chemistry, pharmacology, phytochemistry, and forensics.
3. The role or occupation of a pharmacist.

## Etymology
From Middle English pharmacy, borrowed from Middle French pharmacie (“the art of creating drugs; a drug, especially a laxative”), from Old French farmacie, from Medieval Latin pharmacia, from Ancient Greek φαρμακεία (pharmakeía, “the use of drugs”), from φάρμακον (phármakon, “a drug, charm, enchantment”), of uncertain but likely Pre-Greek origin. Attested since late 14th century.

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

## Common misspellings (13)
`hparmacy`, `pahrmacy`, `phamracy`, `pharamcy`, `pharmaccy`, `pharmacyy`, `pharmayc`, `pharmcay`, `pharmmacy`, `pharrmacy`, `phharmacy`, `phramacy`, `ppharmacy`

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