# lingua vs lingual

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### lingua
*noun · IPA /ˈlɪŋ.ɡwə/ · frequency rank #38,945*
Synonym of tongue.

### lingual
*adjective · IPA /ˈlɪŋ.ɡwəl/ · frequency rank #37,067*
Related to, near, or on the side toward the tongue.

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