Feudal or futile?
feudal is an adjective meaning “Of, or relating to feudalism”; futile is an adjective meaning “Incapable of producing results, useless; doomed not to be successful; not worth…”. In written English (wordfreq, 2021 data) futile is about as common as feudal.
What is the difference between feudal and futile?
| feudal | futile | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of speech | adjective | adjective |
| Meaning | Of, or relating to feudalism | Incapable of producing results, useless; doomed not to be successful; not worth attempting Insignificant; frivolous |
| Example | none recorded | none recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈfjuːdəl/ [ˈfjuː.dɫ̩] /ˈfju.dəl/ | /ˈfjuː.taɪl/ /ˈfju.taɪl/ /ˈfju.təl/ |
| In writing | 2.3 times per million words | 2.5 times per million words |
Sources: feudal and futile in the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Every current meaning of feudal and futile
feudal
- 1
Of, or relating to feudalism
futile
- 1
Incapable of producing results, useless; doomed not to be successful; not worth attempting
- 2
Insignificant; frivolous
Source: the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); obsolete, archaic, dialect and rare senses left out.
Which is more common, feudal or futile?
feudal appears 2.3 times per million words; futile 2.5 times per million words.
feudal 2.3 times per million wordsfutile 2.5 times per million words
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).