# remedial

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɹɪˈmiː.dɪəl/ · frequency rank #26,225

## Definitions
1. curative; providing a remedy
2. intended to remediate (i.e., correct or improve) deficient skills in some subject

## Etymology
From Latin remediālis. By surface analysis, remedy + -al.

## Easily confused with
- **remedies** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/remedial-vs-remedies)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ermedial`, `reemdial`, `remdeial`, `remedail`, `remeddial`, `remediall`, `remedila`, `remeidal`, `remmedial`, `rmeedial`, `rremedial`

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