# skeletal

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈskɛl.ɪ.təl/ · frequency rank #17,488

## Definitions
1. Shorthand for skeletal diagram (a black-and-white drawing of a [usually extinct] animal’s skeleton to be used as a reference for paleoart)

## Etymology
From skeleton + -al.

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

## Common misspellings (12)
`kseletal`, `sekletal`, `skeeltal`, `skeleatl`, `skeletall`, `skeletla`, `skelettal`, `skelletal`, `skelteal`, `skkeletal`, `skleetal`, `sskeletal`

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