# physical

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈfɪz.ɪ.kəl/ · frequency rank #1,231

## Definitions
1. Of medicine.
2. Of medicine.
3. Of medicine.
4. Of matter and nature.
5. Of matter and nature.
6. Of matter and nature.
7. Of the human body.
8. Of the human body.
9. Of the human body.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin physicālis, from Latin physica (“study of nature”), from Ancient Greek φυσική (phusikḗ), feminine singular of φυσικός (phusikós, “natural; physical”), from φύσις (phúsis, “origin, birth; nature, quality; form, shape; type, kind”), from φῠ́ω (phŭ́ō, “grow”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- (“to appear, become, rise up”).

## Easily confused with
- **physics** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/physical-vs-physics)
- **physician** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/physical-vs-physician)
- **physically** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/physical-vs-physically)

## Common misspellings (13)
`hpysical`, `phhysical`, `phsyical`, `phyiscal`, `physcial`, `physiacl`, `physicall`, `physiccal`, `physicla`, `physsical`, `phyysical`, `pphysical`, `pyhsical`

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