# therapy

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈθɛɹ.ə.pi/ · frequency rank #2,924

## Definitions
1. Attempted remediation of a health problem following a diagnosis, usually synonymous with treatment.
2. Attempted remediation of a health problem following a diagnosis, usually synonymous with treatment.
3. Healing power or quality.

## Etymology
From New Latin therapīa, from Ancient Greek θεραπεία (therapeía, “service, medical treatment”), from θεραπεύω (therapeúō, “to serve, treat medically”) + -ία (-ía, suffix for forming abstract nouns).

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

## Common misspellings (11)
`hterapy`, `tehrapy`, `thearpy`, `therappy`, `therapyy`, `therayp`, `therpay`, `therrapy`, `thherapy`, `threapy`, `ttherapy`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/therapy