# correctional

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #16,441

## Definitions
1. Of, pertaining to, or intended for correction.
2. Of or pertaining to the imprisonment or rehabilitation of convicted criminals.

## Etymology
From correction + -al.

## Easily confused with
- **corrections** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/correctional-vs-corrections)
- **correction** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/correction-vs-correctional)

## Common misspellings (16)
`ccorrectional`, `corectional`, `corerctional`, `corrcetional`, `correcctional`, `correcitonal`, `correctinoal`, `correctioanl`, `correctionall`, `correctionla`, `correctionnal`, `correctoinal`, `correcttional`, `corretcional`, `crorectional`, `ocrrectional`

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