# categorical

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˌkætəˈɡɒɹɪk(ə)l/ · frequency rank #33,559

## Definitions
1. Absolute; having no exception.
2. Of, pertaining to, or using a category or categories.

## Etymology
From Late Latin catēgoricus + -al. By surface analysis, category + -ical.

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

## Common misspellings (16)
`actegorical`, `caetgorical`, `categgorical`, `categoircal`, `categorcial`, `categoriacl`, `categoricall`, `categoriccal`, `categoricla`, `categorrical`, `categroical`, `cateogrical`, `catgeorical`, `cattegorical`, `ccategorical`, `ctaegorical`

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