# occipital

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɒkˈsɪp.ɪt.əl/ · frequency rank #42,799

## Definitions
1. Of, pertaining to, or located within or near the occiput (back of the head) or the occipital bone.

## Etymology
Borrowing from Middle French occipital, from Medieval Latin occipitālis, from occiput (“the back of the head, occiput”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix), equivalent of occiput + -al. Doublet of occipitalis.

## Common misspellings (11)
`cocipital`, `occiiptal`, `occipiatl`, `occipitall`, `occipitla`, `occipittal`, `occippital`, `occiptial`, `occpiital`, `ocicpital`, `ocipital`

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