# paternal

> Spanish word · Adjective · IPA [pat̪eɾˈnal] · frequency rank #31,044

## Definitions
1. Que es propio o recuerda la protección, solicitud o cariño de padre

## Easily confused with
- **Paterno** (https://plainspell.com/es/vs/paternal-vs-paterno)
- **patronal** (https://plainspell.com/es/vs/paternal-vs-patronal)

## Common misspellings (12)
`apternal`, `paetrnal`, `patenral`, `pateranl`, `paternall`, `paternla`, `paternnal`, `paterrnal`, `patrenal`, `patternal`, `ppaternal`, `ptaernal`

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