# spousal

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈspaʊzəl/ · frequency rank #34,298

## Definitions
1. of or relating to marriage
2. of or relating to a spouse, spouses; to the relationship between spouses

## Etymology
From spouse + -al.

## Easily confused with
- **spouse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spousal-vs-spouse)
- **spouses** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spousal-vs-spouses)
- **Sousa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sousa-vs-spousal)

## Common misspellings (10)
`psousal`, `sopusal`, `sposual`, `spouasl`, `spousall`, `spousla`, `spoussal`, `sppousal`, `spuosal`, `sspousal`

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