# national

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈnaʃ.ə.nəl/ · frequency rank #290

## Definitions
1. Pertaining to a nation or country, especially as a whole; affecting, shared by, or existing throughout all of a nation.
2. Belonging to or characteristic of a specific nation or country, as opposed to others.
3. Nationalistic; patriotic.

## Etymology
From Middle French national, corresponding to nation + -al.

## Easily confused with
- **nations** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/national-vs-nations)
- **notional** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/national-vs-notional)
- **nationals** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/national-vs-nationals)
- **nationally** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/national-vs-nationally)
- **nation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nation-vs-national)

## Common misspellings (11)
`antional`, `naitonal`, `natinoal`, `natioanl`, `nationall`, `nationla`, `nationnal`, `natoinal`, `nattional`, `nnational`, `ntaional`

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