# causal

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈkɔː.zəl/ · frequency rank #18,782

## Definitions
1. Of, relating to, or being a cause of something; causing.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin causalis, from Latin causa (“cause”), equivalent to cause + -al, see cause.

## Easily confused with
- **cause** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/causal-vs-cause)
- **caused** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/causal-vs-caused)
- **causes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/causal-vs-causes)
- **casa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/casa-vs-causal)
- **canal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/canal-vs-causal)
- **cabal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cabal-vs-causal)
- **Casas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/casas-vs-causal)
- **casual** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/casual-vs-causal)
- **Caesar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caesar-vs-causal)
- **carnal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carnal-vs-causal)
- **caudal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caudal-vs-causal)
- **carpal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carpal-vs-causal)
- **Cassel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cassel-vs-causal)

## Common misspellings (7)
`acusal`, `cauasl`, `causall`, `causla`, `caussal`, `ccausal`, `cuasal`

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