# autumn vs autumnal

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### autumn
*noun · IPA /ˈɔːtəm/ · frequency rank #4,576*
Traditionally the third of the four seasons, when deciduous trees lose their leaves, and temperatures and daylight hours decrease; typically regarded as spanning the months of September, October, and November in the Northern Hemisphere, and the months of March, April and May in the Southern Hemisphere.

### autumnal
*adjective · IPA /ɔːˈtʌm.nəl/ · frequency rank #38,738*
Of or relating to autumn.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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