# oral

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈɔː.ɹəl/ · frequency rank #4,620

## Definitions
1. Relating to the mouth.
2. Relating to the mouth.
3. Relating to the mouth.
4. Relating to the mouth.
5. Relating to the mouth.
6. Spoken rather than written.
7. Spoken rather than written.
8. Spoken rather than written.
9. Spoken rather than written.

## Etymology
PIE word
 *h₁óh₃s
Early 17th century borrowing from Late Latin ōrālis, from ōs (“the mouth”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix).

## Easily confused with
- **ore** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oral-vs-ore)
- **owl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oral-vs-owl)
- **org** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oral-vs-org)
- **Orr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oral-vs-orr)
- **orb** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oral-vs-orb)
- **ova** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oral-vs-ova)
- **orc** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oral-vs-orc)
- **Ori** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oral-vs-ori)
- **Ota** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oral-vs-ota)
- **ord** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oral-vs-ord)
- **Ors** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oral-vs-ors)
- **oval** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oral-vs-oval)
- **orgy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oral-vs-orgy)
- **ores** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oral-vs-ores)
- **Oreo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oral-vs-oreo)
- **orca** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oral-vs-orca)
- **Oren** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oral-vs-oren)
- **Oran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oral-vs-oran)
- **organ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oral-vs-organ)
- **oreal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oral-vs-oreal)

## Common misspellings (5)
`oarl`, `orall`, `orla`, `orral`, `roal`

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