neurologicvsneurologicalWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“neurologic” and “neurological” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#49,522
“neurologic” frequency rank
#14,176
“neurological” frequency rank
63698
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature neurologic neurological
Definition Alternative form of neurological. Of or pertaining to neurology.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set neurologic and neurological apart are highlighted. They share 10 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

10 ch
neurologic
12 ch
neurological

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

neurologic and neurological are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “neurologic” sits inside “neurological”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63698, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

neurologic is recorded at frequency rank #49,522, classified as anadj. neurological is at rank #14,176, tagged as anadj, pronounced /nɝəˈlɑd͡ʒɪkəl/.

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 63698, this pair ranks #81,531 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of neurologic vs neurological

Shared letters: cegilnoru. Private to "neurologic": -. Private to "neurological": a.

"neurologic" · 10 letters · shape CVVCVCVCVC  ·  "neurological" · 12 letters · shape CVVCVCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • neurologicenurologic · neruologic · neuorlogic · neurloogic · neurolgoic · neurollogic · neurologci · neurologgic
  • neurologicalenurological · neruological · neuorlogical · neurloogical · neurolgoical · neurollogical · neurologcial · neurologgical

Frequency comparison

neurologic#49,522
neurological#14,176

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "neurologic" and "neurological" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “neurologic” sits inside “neurological”, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "neurologic" or "neurological"?
"neurological" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,176 in our English list, against #49,522 for "neurologic". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering neurologic vs neurological

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “neurologic” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list