# chemical

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈkɛm.ɪ.kəl/ · frequency rank #2,618

## Definitions
1. Of or relating to chemistry.
2. Of or relating to a material or processes not commonly found in nature or in a particular product.
3. Of or relating to alchemy.

## Etymology
From chemic (“alchemy”) + -al (“related to”).

## Easily confused with
- **comical** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chemical-vs-comical)
- **clerical** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chemical-vs-clerical)
- **chemicals** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chemical-vs-chemicals)
- **chemically** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chemical-vs-chemically)

## Common misspellings (12)
`cchemical`, `cehmical`, `cheimcal`, `chemcial`, `chemiacl`, `chemicall`, `chemiccal`, `chemicla`, `chemmical`, `chhemical`, `chmeical`, `hcemical`

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