# antibacterial

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #33,125

## Definitions
1. Killing or inhibiting bacteria.
2. Opposing the theory that diseases are caused by bacteria.

## Etymology
From anti- + bacterial.

## Common misspellings (19)
`anitbacterial`, `anntibacterial`, `antbiacterial`, `antiabcterial`, `antibaccterial`, `antibacetrial`, `antibacteiral`, `antibacterail`, `antibacteriall`, `antibacterila`, `antibacterrial`, `antibactreial`, `antibactterial`, `antibatcerial`, `antibbacterial`, `antibcaterial`, `anttibacterial`, `atnibacterial`, `natibacterial`

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