# Cruella

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #58,620

## Definitions
1. A cruel, despicable, or otherwise unpleasant woman.

## Etymology
After the fictional character Cruella de Vil (a pun on the words cruel and devil); from cruel + -a (forming female names).

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