# withdrawal

> English word · Noun · IPA /wɪðˈdɹɔː(ə)l/ · frequency rank #6,645

## Definitions
1. Receiving from someone's care what one has earlier entrusted to them. Usually refers to money.
2. A method of birth control which consists of removing the penis from the vagina before ejaculation.
3. A type of metabolic shock the body undergoes when a substance (such as a drug) on which a patient is dependent is withheld.
4. An act of withdrawing or a state of being withdrawn.
5. The sum of money taken from a bank account.

## Etymology
From withdraw + -al.

## Easily confused with
- **withdrawn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/withdrawal-vs-withdrawn)
- **withdraw** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/withdraw-vs-withdrawal)

## Common misspellings (16)
`iwthdrawal`, `wihtdrawal`, `witdhrawal`, `withdarwal`, `withddrawal`, `withdraawl`, `withdrawall`, `withdrawla`, `withdrawwal`, `withdrrawal`, `withdrwaal`, `withhdrawal`, `withrdawal`, `witthdrawal`, `wtihdrawal`, `wwithdrawal`

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