# tangential

> English word · Adjective · IPA /tænˈd͡ʒɛn.t͡ʃəl/ · frequency rank #40,473

## Definitions
1. Referring to a tangent, moving at a tangent to something.
2. Merely touching, positioned as a tangent.
3. Only indirectly related.

## Etymology
From tangent + -ial.

## Common misspellings (15)
`atngential`, `tagnential`, `tanegntial`, `tangenital`, `tangenntial`, `tangentail`, `tangentiall`, `tangentila`, `tangenttial`, `tangetnial`, `tanggential`, `tangnetial`, `tanngential`, `tnagential`, `ttangential`

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