# comical

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈkɒmɪkəl/ · frequency rank #21,473

## Definitions
1. Originally, relating to comedy.
2. Funny, whimsically amusing.
3. Laughable; ridiculous.

## Etymology
From Middle English comicalle, from Latin cōmicus + Middle English -alle (modern -al). By surface analysis, comic + -al.

## Easily confused with
- **comics** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/comical-vs-comics)
- **cynical** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/comical-vs-cynical)
- **conical** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/comical-vs-conical)
- **cortical** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/comical-vs-cortical)
- **comically** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/comical-vs-comically)
- **comic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/comic-vs-comical)
- **chemical** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chemical-vs-comical)

## Common misspellings (10)
`ccomical`, `cmoical`, `coimcal`, `comcial`, `comiacl`, `comicall`, `comiccal`, `comicla`, `commical`, `ocmical`

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