# guttural

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈɡʌtəɹəl/ · frequency rank #49,959

## Definitions
1. Sounding harsh and throaty.
2. having a place of articulation towards the back of the mouth; in modern use, uvular, pharyngeal, or glottal; in earlier or non-technical use, also including velar.
3. Of, relating to, or connected to the throat.

## Etymology
From Middle French guttural, from New Latin gutturālis, from Latin guttur (“throat”) + -ālis.

## Common misspellings (10)
`gguttural`, `gtutural`, `guttrual`, `guttuarl`, `gutturall`, `gutturla`, `gutturral`, `gutural`, `gututral`, `ugttural`

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