# commercial

> English word · Noun · IPA /kəˈmɜː.ʃəl/ · frequency rank #1,266

## Definitions
1. An advertisement in a common media format, usually radio or television.
2. A commercial trader, as opposed to an individual speculator.
3. A commercial traveller.
4. A male prostitute.

## Etymology
From French commercial (“of, or pertaining to commerce”), from Late Latin commercialis, from Latin commercium. By surface analysis, commerce + -ial.

## Easily confused with
- **commercially** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/commercial-vs-commercially)

## Common misspellings (13)
`ccommercial`, `cmomercial`, `comemrcial`, `comercial`, `commecrial`, `commercail`, `commerccial`, `commerciall`, `commercila`, `commerical`, `commerrcial`, `commrecial`, `ocmmercial`

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