# medical vs medicinal

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### medical
*adjective · IPA /ˈmɛdɪkl̩/ · frequency rank #714*
Of or pertaining to the practice of medicine.

### medicinal
*adjective · IPA /məˈdɪ.sɪ.nəl/ · frequency rank #14,368*
Having the properties of medicine, or pertaining to medicine; medical.

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