# experimental

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɪkspɛɹəˈmɛntəl/ · frequency rank #4,447

## Definitions
1. Pertaining to or founded on experiment.
2. Serving to be experimented upon; used in an experiment.
3. Serving as an experiment; serving to experiment.
4. Experiential, empirical.

## Etymology
From experiment + -al.

## Easily confused with
- **experiments** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/experimental-vs-experiments)
- **experimentally** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/experimental-vs-experimentally)
- **experiment** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/experiment-vs-experimental)
- **experiential** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/experiential-vs-experimental)

## Common misspellings (18)
`epxerimental`, `exeprimental`, `expeirmental`, `experiemntal`, `experimenatl`, `experimenntal`, `experimentall`, `experimentla`, `experimenttal`, `experimetnal`, `experimmental`, `experimnetal`, `expermiental`, `experrimental`, `expperimental`, `expreimental`, `exxperimental`, `xeperimental`

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