# feral

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈfɛɹ.əl/ · frequency rank #19,837

## Definitions
1. Wild; untamed.
2. Wild; untamed.
3. Wild; untamed.
4. Wild; untamed.
5. Wild; untamed.

## Etymology
From Latin fera (“wild beast”, noun) + -al or Latin ferus (“wild; savage; cruel”, adjective) + -al. Alternatively, borrowed from Middle French féral or Late Latin ferālis.

## Easily confused with
- **fra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/feral-vs-fra)
- **Fran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/feral-vs-fran)
- **fray** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/feral-vs-fray)
- **fern** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/feral-vs-fern)
- **frat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/feral-vs-frat)
- **Frau** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/feral-vs-frau)
- **foal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/feral-vs-foal)
- **feta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/feral-vs-feta)
- **fora** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/feral-vs-fora)
- **final** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/feral-vs-final)
- **ferry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/feral-vs-ferry)
- **focal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/feral-vs-focal)
- **fetal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/feral-vs-fetal)
- **frail** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/feral-vs-frail)
- **foray** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/feral-vs-foray)
- **fermi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/feral-vs-fermi)
- **formal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/feral-vs-formal)
- **floral** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/feral-vs-floral)
- **feudal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/feral-vs-feudal)
- **foetal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/feral-vs-foetal)

## Common misspellings (7)
`efral`, `fearl`, `ferall`, `ferla`, `ferral`, `fferal`, `freal`

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