# umbilical

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ʌmˈbɪ.lɪ.kəl/ · frequency rank #28,411

## Definitions
1. Of, or relating to, the navel (umbilicus) or the umbilical cord.
2. Such that the curvatures of normal sections are all equal to each other.

## Etymology
From Latin umbilicus (“navel”) + -al. By surface analysis, umbilic- + -al.

## Common misspellings (13)
`mubilical`, `ubmilical`, `umbbilical`, `umbiilcal`, `umbilcial`, `umbiliacl`, `umbilicall`, `umbiliccal`, `umbilicla`, `umbillical`, `umbliical`, `umiblical`, `ummbilical`

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