# tropical

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈtɹɒp.ɪ.kəl/ · frequency rank #5,374

## Definitions
1. Of or pertaining to the tropics, the equatorial region between 23 degrees north and 23 degrees south.
2. From, or similar to, a hot, humid climate.
3. Pertaining to, involving, or of the nature of a trope or tropes; figurative, metaphorical.
4. Pertaining to tropical geometry.

## Etymology
From tropic + -al.

## Easily confused with
- **typical** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tropical-vs-typical)
- **tropics** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tropical-vs-tropics)
- **tropic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tropic-vs-tropical)
- **topical** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/topical-vs-tropical)

## Common misspellings (12)
`rtopical`, `torpical`, `troipcal`, `tropcial`, `tropiacl`, `tropicall`, `tropiccal`, `tropicla`, `troppical`, `trpoical`, `trropical`, `ttropical`

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