# textual

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈtɛks.tju.əl/ · frequency rank #18,715

## Definitions
1. Of or pertaining to text.
2. Of or pertaining to text.
3. Pertaining to text messages, by analogy with sexual: textual harassment, textual intercourse; compare sexting.

## Etymology
From Middle English textewell, textueel, textuel, textuele, tixtuel (“learned in texts, bookish”), possibly from Latin textuālis; also compare Middle French textuele; or perhaps a coinage by Chaucer from Latin textus and Middle English -el. English spelling conformed to Latin from late 15c. By surface analysis, text + -ual.

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

## Common misspellings (10)
`etxtual`, `tetxual`, `textaul`, `texttual`, `textuall`, `textula`, `texutal`, `texxtual`, `ttextual`, `txetual`

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