# renal

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈɹiː.nəl/ · frequency rank #16,324

## Definitions
1. Pertaining to the kidneys.

## Etymology
Learned borrowing from Late Latin renalis, from Latin rēnēs (“kidneys”).

## Easily confused with
- **RNA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/renal-vs-rna)
- **rent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/renal-vs-rent)
- **reno** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/renal-vs-reno)
- **Rene** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/renal-vs-rene)
- **Reza** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/renal-vs-reza)
- **rona** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/renal-vs-rona)
- **Rina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/renal-vs-rina)
- **royal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/renal-vs-royal)
- **rural** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/renal-vs-rural)
- **rival** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/renal-vs-rival)
- **renew** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/renal-vs-renew)
- **repay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/renal-vs-repay)
- **repel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/renal-vs-repel)
- **revel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/renal-vs-revel)
- **Ronan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/renal-vs-ronan)
- **Rizal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/renal-vs-rizal)
- **Renée** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/renal-vs-renee)
- **retail** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/renal-vs-retail)
- **reveal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/renal-vs-reveal)
- **rental** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/renal-vs-rental)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ernal`, `reanl`, `renall`, `renla`, `rennal`, `rneal`, `rrenal`

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