# ancestral

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ænˈsɛs.təɹ.əl/ · frequency rank #16,400

## Definitions
1. Of, pertaining to, derived from, or possessed by, an ancestor or ancestors

## Etymology
From Anglo-Norman ancestrel, from ancestre (“ancestor”).

## Easily confused with
- **ancestry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ancestral-vs-ancestry)

## Common misspellings (14)
`acnestral`, `anccestral`, `ancesrtal`, `ancesstral`, `ancestarl`, `ancestrall`, `ancestrla`, `ancestrral`, `ancesttral`, `ancetsral`, `ancsetral`, `anecstral`, `anncestral`, `nacestral`

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