# femur

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈfiːmə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #28,920

## Definitions
1. A thighbone.
2. The middle segment of the leg of an insect, between the trochanter and the tibia.
3. A segment of the leg of an arachnid.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin femur (“thigh”).

## Easily confused with
- **fur** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/femur-vs-fur)
- **fer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/femur-vs-fer)
- **feu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/femur-vs-feu)
- **four** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/femur-vs-four)
- **feud** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/femur-vs-feud)
- **fewer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/femur-vs-fewer)
- **fever** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/femur-vs-fever)
- **flour** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/femur-vs-flour)
- **fetus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/femur-vs-fetus)
- **fleur** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/femur-vs-fleur)
- **fem** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fem-vs-femur)
- **fear** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fear-vs-femur)
- **FEMA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fema-vs-femur)
- **femme** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/femme-vs-femur)
- **Fedor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fedor-vs-femur)

## Common misspellings (7)
`efmur`, `femmur`, `femru`, `femurr`, `feumr`, `ffemur`, `fmeur`

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