# medicinal

> English word · Adjective · IPA /məˈdɪ.sɪ.nəl/ · frequency rank #14,368

## Definitions
1. Having the properties of medicine, or pertaining to medicine; medical.
2. Tending or used to cure disease or relieve pain.
3. Tasting like medicine; particularly of unpleasant or artificially sweet or bitter flavours.

## Etymology
From Latin medicīnālis. By surface analysis, medicine + -al.

## Easily confused with
- **medicine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/medicinal-vs-medicine)
- **medical** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/medical-vs-medicinal)

## Common misspellings (13)
`emdicinal`, `mdeicinal`, `medciinal`, `meddicinal`, `mediccinal`, `medicianl`, `medicinall`, `medicinla`, `medicinnal`, `medicnial`, `mediicnal`, `meidcinal`, `mmedicinal`

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