Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

naprapathy

/næˈpɹæpəθi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: napra-p-a-thy
IPA: /næˈpɹæpəθi/

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A branch of alternative medicine, a manipulative therapy that focuses on the evaluation and treatment of neuromusculoskeletal conditions.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Czech náprava (“correction”) + -pathy, coined in the early 1900s by Doctor Oakley Garfield Smith.

Origin

Source language: Czech

Word Breakdown

Root: náprava
Suffix: pathy

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

naprapath naprapathic

Questions

How do you pronounce naprapathy?: The recorded pronunciation is /næˈpɹæpəθi/.
What does naprapathy mean?: A branch of alternative medicine, a manipulative therapy that focuses on the evaluation and treatment of neuromusculoskeletal conditions.
Where does naprapathy come from?: It is traced to Czech.

How to pronounce naprapathy

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “naprapathy”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/næˈpɹæpəθi/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “naprapathy”.
Repeat and practice — Say “naprapathy” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.