# conventional

> English word · Adjective · IPA /kənˈvɛnʃənl̩/ · frequency rank #4,662

## Definitions
1. Pertaining to a convention, as in following generally accepted principles, methods and behaviour.
2. Ordinary, commonplace.
3. Banal, trite, hackneyed, unoriginal or clichéd.
4. Pertaining to a weapon which is not a weapon of mass destruction.
5. Making use of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides.
6. In accordance with a bidding convention, as opposed to a natural bid.

## Etymology
From convention + -al.

## Easily confused with
- **conventions** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conventional-vs-conventions)
- **conventionally** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conventional-vs-conventionally)
- **convention** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/convention-vs-conventional)

## Common misspellings (18)
`cconventional`, `cnoventional`, `conevntional`, `connventional`, `convenitonal`, `convenntional`, `conventinoal`, `conventioanl`, `conventionall`, `conventionla`, `conventionnal`, `conventoinal`, `conventtional`, `convetnional`, `convnetional`, `convventional`, `covnentional`, `ocnventional`

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