# lingual

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈlɪŋ.ɡwəl/ · frequency rank #37,067

## Definitions
1. Related to, near, or on the side toward the tongue.
2. Related to, near, or on the side toward the tongue.
3. Related to language or linguistics.

## Etymology
Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin linguālis, from lingua (“the tongue; a language, speech”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix); equivalent to lingua + -al. Doublet of lingualis.

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

## Common misspellings (10)
`ilngual`, `lignual`, `lingaul`, `linggual`, `linguall`, `lingula`, `linngual`, `linugal`, `llingual`, `lnigual`

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