# bacterial

> English word · Adjective · IPA [bækˈtɪəɹiəɫ] · frequency rank #10,653

## Definitions
1. Of, relating to, or caused by bacteria.

## Etymology
From bacteria + -al.

## Easily confused with
- **bacterium** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bacterial-vs-bacterium)
- **bacteria** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bacteria-vs-bacterial)

## Common misspellings (13)
`abcterial`, `baccterial`, `bacetrial`, `bacteiral`, `bacterail`, `bacteriall`, `bacterila`, `bacterrial`, `bactreial`, `bactterial`, `batcerial`, `bbacterial`, `bcaterial`

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