# feudal

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈfjuːdəl/ · frequency rank #18,078

## Definitions
1. Of, or relating to feudalism.

## Etymology
From Old French feodal, from Medieval Latin feodalis, from feodum, feudum, fevum (“fief, fee”), from Frankish *fehu (“cattle, owndom, property, fee”), from Proto-Germanic *fehu (“cattle”). By surface analysis, feud (“estate”) + -al. More at fee.

## Easily confused with
- **frugal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/feudal-vs-frugal)
- **feud** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/feud-vs-feudal)
- **fetal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fetal-vs-feudal)
- **feral** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/feral-vs-feudal)
- **fecal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fecal-vs-feudal)

## Common misspellings (8)
`efudal`, `fedual`, `feuadl`, `feudall`, `feuddal`, `feudla`, `ffeudal`, `fuedal`

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