# fantastic vs fantastical

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### fantastic
*adjective · IPA /fænˈtæs.tɪk/ · frequency rank #1,995*
Wonderful; marvelous; excellent; extraordinarily good or great (used especially as an intensifier).

### fantastical
*adjective · IPA /fænˈtæstɪkəl/ · frequency rank #30,414*
Of or pertaining to fantasy.

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