# medieval

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˌmɛd.iˈiː.vəl/ · frequency rank #6,592

## Definitions
1. Of or relating to the Middle Ages, the period from approximately 500 to 1500 AD.
2. Having characteristics associated with the Middle Ages in popular, modern cultural perception:
3. Having characteristics associated with the Middle Ages in popular, modern cultural perception:

## Etymology
From French médiéval (“medieval”), from Latin medium (“middle”) + aevum (“age”).

## Easily confused with
- **medial** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/medial-vs-medieval)
- **medical** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/medical-vs-medieval)
- **mediaeval** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mediaeval-vs-medieval)

## Common misspellings (11)
`emdieval`, `mdeieval`, `meddieval`, `medeival`, `medieavl`, `medievall`, `medievla`, `medievval`, `mediveal`, `meideval`, `mmedieval`

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