# fraternal

> English word · Adjective · IPA /fɹəˈtɝnəl/ · frequency rank #26,433

## Definitions
1. Of or pertaining to a brother or brothers.
2. Of or pertaining to a fraternity.
3. Platonic or friendly.
4. Of twins or embryos, produced from two different eggs and sperm, and genetically distinct.

## Etymology
PIE word
 *bʰréh₂tēr
Borrowed from Middle French fraternel, from Medieval Latin frāternālis (“fraternal”), from Latin frāternus (“of or pertaining to a brother, fraternal”), from frāter (“brother”).

## Common misspellings (14)
`farternal`, `ffraternal`, `fraetrnal`, `fratenral`, `frateranl`, `fraternall`, `fraternla`, `fraternnal`, `fraterrnal`, `fratrenal`, `fratternal`, `frraternal`, `frtaernal`, `rfaternal`

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