# caudal

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈkɔːdəl/ · frequency rank #37,847

## Definitions
1. Pertaining to the tail or posterior or hind part of a body.
2. Toward the tail end (hind end) of the body; in bipeds such as humans, this direction corresponds to inferior.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin caudālis (“having a tail”).

## Easily confused with
- **causal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caudal-vs-causal)
- **canal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/canal-vs-caudal)
- **cabal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cabal-vs-caudal)
- **casual** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/casual-vs-caudal)
- **carnal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carnal-vs-caudal)
- **carpal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carpal-vs-caudal)

## Common misspellings (8)
`acudal`, `cadual`, `cauadl`, `caudall`, `cauddal`, `caudla`, `ccaudal`, `cuadal`

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