# tribunal

> English word · Noun · IPA /tɹaɪˈbjunəl/ · frequency rank #8,620

## Definitions
1. An assembly including one or more judges to conduct judicial business; a court of law.
2. A kind of village hall used to transact business, to quarter troops and travellers, and to confine prisoners.

## Etymology
PIE word
 *tréyes
From Old French tribunal, from Latin tribūnal (“tribunal”), from tribus (“tribe”).

## Easily confused with
- **tribune** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tribunal-vs-tribune)
- **tribal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tribal-vs-tribunal)

## Common misspellings (12)
`rtibunal`, `tirbunal`, `trbiunal`, `tribbunal`, `tribnual`, `tribuanl`, `tribunall`, `tribunla`, `tribunnal`, `triubnal`, `trribunal`, `ttribunal`

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