agricultural

/ˌæɡ.ɹɪˈkʌl.tjʊə.ɹəl/

//ˌæɡ.ɹɪˈkʌl.tjʊə.ɹəl// adj

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"agricultural" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“agricultural” has 18 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #3,997. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,997
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of or pertaining to agriculture.

Corpus desk

Index EN-agricultural · agricultural · English

agricultural · rank #3,997 · 18 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,997
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH absence

Nearest frequency peer: absence (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “agricultural”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “agricultural” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

agricultural vs agriculture
83% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for agricultural
PropertyValue
Headwordagricultural
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˌæɡ.ɹɪˈkʌl.tjʊə.ɹəl/
Letters12
Frequency rank#3,997
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “agricultural”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).agriculturallands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “absence” (#3,996), “asshole” (#3,998), “wolf” (#3,995). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “agricultural” is #3,997. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around agricultural (IPA /ˌæɡ.ɹɪˈkʌl.tjʊə.ɹəl/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #3,997 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for agricultural, with forms such as "aggricultural", "agircultural", and "agrciultural". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "agriculture", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From agriculture + -al. The correct English form is agricultural, spelled A-G-R-I-C-U-L-T-U-R-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to agriculture.
  2. 2
    As if played with a scythe.
  3. 3
    Coarse or uncultured.
  4. 4
    Clumsy or tactless.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how agricultural appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. the agricultural class
  2. an agricultural tool

Etymology

From agriculture + -al.

This word in other languages

agrícola(Español)agricole(Français)landwirtschaftlich(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aggricultural
  • agircultural
  • agrciultural
  • agriccultural
  • agriclutural
  • agriculltural
  • agricultrual
  • agriculttural
  • agricultuarl
  • agriculturall
  • agriculturla
  • agriculturral
  • agriculutral
  • agricutlural
  • agriucltural
  • agrricultural
  • argicultural
  • garicultural

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of agricultural - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

aggricultural1agircultural2agrciultural2agriccultural1agriclutural2agriculltural1agricultrual2agriculttural1
Edit distance from "agricultural"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "agricultural"?
"agricultural" is spelled A-G-R-I-C-U-L-T-U-R-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌæɡ.ɹɪˈkʌl.tjʊə.ɹəl/.
What does "agricultural" mean?
As an adjective, "agricultural" means: Of or pertaining to agriculture.
What words are commonly confused with "agricultural"?
"agricultural" is commonly confused with "agriculture". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "agricultural"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "agricultural" is /ˌæɡ.ɹɪˈkʌl.tjʊə.ɹəl/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "agricultural"?
From agriculture + -al. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "agricultural", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

photographs18 variantsconsumption18 variantsorganisation18 variantsheadquarters18 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list