# neural

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈnʊɹəl/ · frequency rank #10,241

## Definitions
1. Of, or relating to the nerves, neurons or the nervous system.
2. Modelled on the arrangement of neurons in the brain.

## Etymology
From Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron, “a sinew, nerve”) + -al.

## Easily confused with
- **neuron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/neural-vs-neuron)
- **neutral** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/neural-vs-neutral)
- **neuronal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/neural-vs-neuronal)
- **Neal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/neal-vs-neural)
- **Nepal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nepal-vs-neural)
- **natural** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/natural-vs-neural)

## Common misspellings (8)
`enural`, `nerual`, `neuarl`, `neurall`, `neurla`, `neurral`, `nneural`, `nueral`

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