regional
/ˈɹiːd͡ʒənəl/
"regional" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“regional” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #1,964 in English word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #1,964
- frequency rank, English
- 8
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 7
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Of, or pertaining to, a specific region or district.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | regional |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈɹiːd͡ʒənəl/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #1,964 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 7 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “regional” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for regional is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈɹiːd͡ʒənəl/. Corpus data places it at rank #1,964 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for regional, with forms such as "ergional", "reggional", and "reginoal". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "regions", "retinal", "regionally", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle French régional, from Latin regiōnālis. The correct English form is regional, spelled R-E-G-I-O-N-A-L.
Definition
- 1Of, or pertaining to, a specific region or district.
- 2Of, or pertaining to, a large geographic region.
- 3Of, or pertaining to, one part of the body.
- 4Of a state or other geographic area, denoting those parts which are not metropolitan, but are somewhat densely populated and usually contain a number of significant towns.
Etymology
From Middle French régional, from Latin regiōnālis.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ergional,reggional,reginoal,regioanl,regionall,regionla,regionnal,regoinal,reigonal,rgeional,rregional
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of regional - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “regional”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is R-E-G-I-O-N-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈɹiːd͡ʒənəl/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “regions” - see the side-by-side comparison. regional vs regions
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.