# traditional

> English word · Adjective · IPA /tɹəˈdɪʃ.ə.nəl/ · frequency rank #1,545

## Definitions
1. Of, relating to, or derived from tradition.
2. Communicated from ancestors to descendants by word only.
3. Observant of tradition; attached to old customs; old-fashioned.
4. In lieu of the name of the composer of a piece of music, whose real name is lost in the mists of time.
5. Relating to traditional Chinese.

## Etymology
From tradition + -al.

## Easily confused with
- **transitional** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/traditional-vs-transitional)
- **traditionally** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/traditional-vs-traditionally)
- **tradition** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tradition-vs-traditional)

## Common misspellings (16)
`rtaditional`, `tarditional`, `tradditional`, `tradiitonal`, `traditinoal`, `traditioanl`, `traditionall`, `traditionla`, `traditionnal`, `traditoinal`, `tradittional`, `tradtiional`, `traidtional`, `trdaitional`, `trraditional`, `ttraditional`

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