# heretical

> English word · Adjective · IPA /həˈɹɛtɪkəl/ · frequency rank #34,917

## Definitions
1. Of or pertaining to heresy or heretics.
2. Contrary to mainstream or accepted opinion.

## Etymology
From Middle English, borrowed from Middle French eretical and from Medieval Latin haereticālis, from haereticus, equivalent to heretic + -al. See heretic.

## Easily confused with
- **heretic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/heretic-vs-heretical)

## Common misspellings (13)
`ehretical`, `heertical`, `hereitcal`, `heretcial`, `heretiacl`, `hereticall`, `hereticcal`, `hereticla`, `herettical`, `herretical`, `herteical`, `hheretical`, `hreetical`

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