# neutral

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈnjuː.tɹəl/ · frequency rank #4,782

## Definitions
1. Not taking sides in a conflict such as war; nonaligned.
2. Favoring neither the supporting nor opposing viewpoint of a topic of debate; unbiased.
3. Neither positive nor negative.
4. Not biased; viewing situations objectively in a way that is neither positive nor negative.
5. Neither beneficial nor harmful.
6. Having no sex; neuter.
7. Having no obvious colour; gray.
8. Neither positive nor negative; possessing no charge or equivalent positive and negative charge such that there is no imbalance.
9. Having a pH of or near 7, neither acidic nor alkaline.
10. Of an alcoholic drink, having been fermented and distilled but with no additives.
11. Having an alignment that is situated between two notable possibilities, such as between good and evil, or between chaotic and lawful.

## Etymology
From Middle French neutral (compare modern French neutre), from Latin neutrālis. By surface analysis, neuter + -al.

## Easily confused with
- **neutron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/neutral-vs-neutron)
- **neural** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/neural-vs-neutral)

## Common misspellings (10)
`enutral`, `netural`, `neurtal`, `neutarl`, `neutrall`, `neutrla`, `neutrral`, `neuttral`, `nneutral`, `nuetral`

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