# factual

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈfæk.tʃ(u)əl/ · frequency rank #12,770

## Definitions
1. Pertaining to or consisting of objective claims.
2. True, accurate, corresponding to reality.

## Etymology
From fact + -ual, modeled after, and by analogy with, actual.

## Easily confused with
- **fatal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/factual-vs-fatal)
- **fractal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/factual-vs-fractal)
- **factually** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/factual-vs-factually)
- **facial** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/facial-vs-factual)

## Common misspellings (10)
`afctual`, `facctual`, `factaul`, `facttual`, `factuall`, `factula`, `facutal`, `fatcual`, `fcatual`, `ffactual`

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