# fractional

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈfɹæk.ʃən.əl/ · frequency rank #27,152

## Definitions
1. Pertaining to a fraction.
2. Divided; fragmentary; incomplete.
3. Very small; minute.
4. Relating to a process or product of fractional distillation.

## Etymology
From fraction + -al.

## Easily confused with
- **functional** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fractional-vs-functional)
- **fraction** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fraction-vs-fractional)
- **fictional** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fictional-vs-fractional)
- **factional** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/factional-vs-fractional)

## Common misspellings (15)
`farctional`, `ffractional`, `fracctional`, `fracitonal`, `fractinoal`, `fractioanl`, `fractionall`, `fractionla`, `fractionnal`, `fractoinal`, `fracttional`, `fratcional`, `frcational`, `frractional`, `rfactional`

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