# fecal

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈfiːkəl/ · frequency rank #28,545

## Definitions
1. Of or relating to feces.

## Etymology
From Middle French fecal, from Latin faex, equivalent to feces + -al.

## Easily confused with
- **feel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fecal-vs-feel)
- **fell** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fecal-vs-fell)
- **FEMA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fecal-vs-fema)
- **foal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fecal-vs-foal)
- **feta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fecal-vs-feta)
- **final** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fecal-vs-final)
- **focal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fecal-vs-focal)
- **fetal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fecal-vs-fetal)
- **feral** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fecal-vs-feral)
- **feces** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fecal-vs-feces)
- **female** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fecal-vs-female)
- **fiscal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fecal-vs-fiscal)
- **feudal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fecal-vs-feudal)
- **foetal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fecal-vs-foetal)
- **FEC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fec-vs-fecal)
- **fal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fal-vs-fecal)
- **fear** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fear-vs-fecal)
- **feat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/feat-vs-fecal)
- **fatal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fatal-vs-fecal)
- **facial** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/facial-vs-fecal)

## Common misspellings (7)
`efcal`, `fceal`, `feacl`, `fecall`, `feccal`, `fecla`, `ffecal`

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