# regional

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈɹiːd͡ʒənəl/ · frequency rank #1,964

## Definitions
1. Of, or pertaining to, a specific region or district.
2. Of, or pertaining to, a large geographic region.
3. Of, or pertaining to, one part of the body.
4. Of 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.

## Easily confused with
- **regions** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/regional-vs-regions)
- **retinal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/regional-vs-retinal)
- **regionally** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/regional-vs-regionally)
- **region** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/region-vs-regional)
- **regina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/regina-vs-regional)
- **rational** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rational-vs-regional)
- **Reginald** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reginald-vs-regional)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ergional`, `reggional`, `reginoal`, `regioanl`, `regionall`, `regionla`, `regionnal`, `regoinal`, `reigonal`, `rgeional`, `rregional`

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