# identical

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɪˈdɛntɪkl̩/ · frequency rank #5,053

## Definitions
1. Bearing full likeness by having precisely the same set of characteristics; indistinguishable.
2. Not different or other; not another or others; not different as regards self; selfsame; numerically identical.
3. Of twins, sharing the same genetic code.
4. Exactly equivalent.
5. Approximating or approaching exact equivalence.

## Etymology
From identic + -al.

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

## Common misspellings (13)
`dientical`, `iddentical`, `idenitcal`, `idenntical`, `identcial`, `identiacl`, `identicall`, `identiccal`, `identicla`, `identtical`, `idetnical`, `idnetical`, `iedntical`

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