feu
/fjuː/noun, verb
feu is spelled F-E-U: 3 letters. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,663rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, feu means “Land held in feudal tenure” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of feu is feus.
How many letters and syllables are in feu?
| Letters | 3: F-E-U |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 43,663rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is feu?
Feu appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,663rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce feu?
- /fjuː/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-feu.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with feu
Sounds like: few (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of feu
- feus plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- feuing participle, present
- feued participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does feu mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Land held in feudal tenure.
verb
- 1
To bring (land) under the system of feudal tenure.
noun
- 1
Initialism of forty-foot equivalent unit.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does feu come from?
From Middle English feu, from Middle French fé (“fief”), fié, fief, fieu, from Latin feodum.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).