# feral vs formal

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### feral
*adjective · IPA /ˈfɛɹ.əl/ · frequency rank #19,837*
Wild; untamed.

### formal
*adjective · IPA /ˈfɔɹməl/ · frequency rank #3,300*
In accordance with established forms.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/feral-vs-formal