# dermal

> English word · Adjective · IPA [ˈdɜːməɫ] · frequency rank #36,956

## Definitions
1. Of or pertaining to skin or integument (or other forms of tissue)

## Etymology
From derm + -al. First attested in the early 19th century.

## Easily confused with
- **dorsal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dermal-vs-dorsal)
- **dismal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dermal-vs-dismal)
- **Dermot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dermal-vs-dermot)
- **deal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deal-vs-dermal)
- **decal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decal-vs-dermal)
- **dental** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dental-vs-dermal)
- **denial** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/denial-vs-dermal)
- **derail** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/derail-vs-dermal)
- **Delmar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/delmar-vs-dermal)
- **decimal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decimal-vs-dermal)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ddermal`, `demral`, `deraml`, `dermall`, `dermla`, `dermmal`, `derrmal`, `dremal`, `edrmal`

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