# rural

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈɹʊə.ɹəl/ · frequency rank #2,555

## Definitions
1. Relating to the countryside or to agriculture.

## Etymology
From Old French rural, from Latin rūrālis (“rural”), from rūs (“countryside”) + -ālis.

## Easily confused with
- **Rua** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rua-vs-rural)
- **real** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/real-vs-rural)
- **royal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/royal-vs-rural)
- **rival** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rival-vs-rural)
- **renal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/renal-vs-rural)
- **regal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/regal-vs-rural)
- **Rizal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rizal-vs-rural)

## Common misspellings (7)
`rrual`, `rrural`, `ruarl`, `rurall`, `rurla`, `rurral`, `urral`

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