# urinary

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈjʊəɹɪn(ə)ɹi/ · frequency rank #19,497

## Definitions
1. Of, relating to, occuring in, or affecting urine, its production, function, or excretion.
2. Of, relating to, occuring in, or affecting the organs involved in the production, function, or excretion of urine.

## Etymology
From New Latin ūrīnārius. By surface analysis, urine + -ary.

## Easily confused with
- **urinate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/urinary-vs-urinate)
- **urinal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/urinal-vs-urinary)
- **unitary** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/unitary-vs-urinary)

## Common misspellings (10)
`ruinary`, `uirnary`, `urianry`, `urinarry`, `urinaryy`, `urinayr`, `urinnary`, `urinray`, `urniary`, `urrinary`

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