férula
[ˈfeɾula]
The verdict
“férula” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #69,427 among 2,333 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #69,427
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 2,333
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Ferula communis) Cañaheja.
Corpus desk
Index ES-ferula · férula · Spanish
férula · rank #69,427 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #69,427
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,333
- PHOTO-FINISH fáctica
Nearest frequency peer: fáctica (-1 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 “férula”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- fritura
fritura
30,578 corpus weight
- funicular
funicular
30,576 corpus weight
- fáctica
fáctica
30,575 corpus weight
- férula
férula
30,574 corpus weight
- galega
galega
30,573 corpus weight
- gallardía
gallardía
30,572 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “férula” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | férula |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfeɾula] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #69,427 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “férula” en español
Rare enough to double-check
férula is uncommon Spanish at frequency #69,427 among 2,333 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfeɾula]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for férula in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is férula, spelled F-É-R-U-L-A.
Definition
- 1(Ferula communis) Cañaheja.
- 2Autoridad o poder abusivo.
- 3Dispositivo resistente empleado para inmovilizar y tratar una parte del cuerpo fracturada. Puede consistir en una tablilla flexible o bien una venda elástica.
- 4Vara de madera o cuero con la que los maestros castigaban a los estudiantes, golpeándoles la palma de la mano.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how férula appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
éramos dueños del mundo, porque nos habíamos librado de la férula del gordo y de toda servidumbre.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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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