# beneficial

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˌbɛnəˈfɪʃəl/ · frequency rank #6,211

## Definitions
1. Helpful or good to something or someone.
2. Receiving a benefit from something.
3. Relating to a benefice.

## Etymology
From Late Latin beneficiālis (“beneficial”), from Latin beneficium (“benefit, favor, kindness”).

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

## Common misspellings (14)
`bbeneficial`, `beenficial`, `benefciial`, `benefficial`, `beneficail`, `beneficcial`, `beneficiall`, `beneficila`, `benefiical`, `beneifcial`, `benfeicial`, `benneficial`, `bneeficial`, `ebneficial`

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