# chiral

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈkaɪɹəl/ · frequency rank #43,081

## Definitions
1. that exhibits chirality; as in the left-handed and right-handed versions of a helix, or a molecule with L- and D- stereoisomers.

## Etymology
From Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír, “hand”) + -al.

## Easily confused with
- **coral** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chiral-vs-coral)
- **chirp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chiral-vs-chirp)
- **choral** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chiral-vs-choral)
- **corral** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chiral-vs-corral)
- **chisel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chiral-vs-chisel)
- **Chiron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chiral-vs-chiron)
- **chia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chia-vs-chiral)
- **China** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/china-vs-chiral)
- **chill** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chill-vs-chiral)
- **chara** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chara-vs-chiral)
- **chica** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chica-vs-chiral)
- **Chiba** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chiba-vs-chiral)
- **Cheryl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheryl-vs-chiral)
- **Chiara** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chiara-vs-chiral)

## Common misspellings (9)
`cchiral`, `chhiral`, `chiarl`, `chirall`, `chirla`, `chirral`, `chrial`, `cihral`, `hciral`

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