Femur
German, noun/ˈfeːmʊʁ/
Femur is spelled F-E-M-U-R (5 letters) and appears about once in every 7 million words in written German, the 136,587th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Femur is a German masculine noun meaning “femur (thighbone)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “einer der kräftigsten Röhrenknochen, der Oberschenkelknochen”.
What does Femur mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineneuterfemur (thighbone)
- 2
masculineneuterfemur (segment of insect's leg)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. einer der kräftigsten Röhrenknochen, der Oberschenkelknochen 2. das dritte Glied von Gliederfüßlern
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Femur
- Femurs genitive
- Femora plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Femur?
- /ˈfeːmʊʁ/
- [ˈfeːmʊʁ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Femur
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Femur in German?
Femur appears about once in every 7 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).