# communal

> English word · Adjective · IPA /kəˈmjuː.nəl/ · frequency rank #11,520

## Definitions
1. Pertaining to a community or a commune.
2. Shared by a community; public.
3. Defined by religious ideas; based on religion.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French communal, from Late Latin commūnālis, from Latin commūnis. Doublet of cominal.

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

## Common misspellings (10)
`ccommunal`, `cmomunal`, `commnual`, `commuanl`, `communall`, `communla`, `communnal`, `comumnal`, `comunal`, `ocmmunal`

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