feral
[feˈɾal]
The verdict
“feral” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #90,932 among 2,333 “F” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #90,932
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 2,333
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Feroz.
Corpus desk
Index ES-feral · feral · Spanish
feral · rank #90,932 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #90,932
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,333
- PHOTO-FINISH fecho
Nearest frequency peer: fecho (-2 rank slots)
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “feral”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- farmacociné…
farmacocinética
9,075 corpus weight
- farolillos
farolillos
9,074 corpus weight
- fecho
fecho
9,071 corpus weight
- feral
feral
9,069 corpus weight
- filtraba
filtraba
9,066 corpus weight
- finiquitar
finiquitar
9,065 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “feral” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | feral |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [feˈɾal] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #90,932 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “feral” en español
Rare enough to double-check
feral is uncommon Spanish at frequency #90,932 among 2,333 “F” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [feˈɾal]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for feral, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is feral, spelled F-E-R-A-L.
Definition
- 1Feroz.
- 2Cruel, sangriento (según RAE).
- 3Se dice de una planta o animal que pasa a un estado salvaje después de haber sido domesticado.
- 4Dicho de un niño, abandonado y que ha sido amamantado y socializado por animales.
Synonyms
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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