# cervical

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈsɜː.vɪk.l̩/ · frequency rank #15,978

## Definitions
1. Of or pertaining to the neck.
2. Of or pertaining to the cervix.

## Etymology
Borrowing from French cervical, from New Latin cervīcālis, from cervīx (“the neck, nape”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix). By surface analysis, cervic- + -al.

## Easily confused with
- **clerical** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cervical-vs-clerical)
- **cortical** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cervical-vs-cortical)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ccervical`, `cerivcal`, `cerrvical`, `cervcial`, `cerviacl`, `cervicall`, `cerviccal`, `cervicla`, `cervvical`, `cevrical`, `crevical`, `ecrvical`

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