# terrestrial

> English word · Noun · IPA /tɪˈɹɛstɹɪ.əl/ · frequency rank #15,528

## Definitions
1. A ground-dwelling plant.
2. Alternative letter-case form of Terrestrial (“Inhabitant of Earth”).

## Etymology
From Middle English terrestrialle, from terrestre or Latin terrestris, from terra (“land, earth, ground”), with the suffix -al.

## Common misspellings (15)
`etrrestrial`, `tererstrial`, `terestrial`, `terresrtial`, `terresstrial`, `terrestiral`, `terrestrail`, `terrestriall`, `terrestrila`, `terrestrrial`, `terresttrial`, `terretsrial`, `terrsetrial`, `trerestrial`, `tterrestrial`

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