férula
Spanish, noun/ˈfeɾula/
férula is spelled F-É-R-U-L-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Spanish, the 69,196th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Férula is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “splint” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “(Ferula communis) Cañaheja”.
What does férula mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesplint
- 2
feminineoppression
- 3
femininegiant fennel (Ferula communis)
- 4
feminineobsoleteferule
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. (Ferula communis) Cañaheja. 2. Autoridad o poder abusivo. 3. Dispositivo resistente empleado para inmovilizar y tratar una parte del cuerpo fracturada. Puede consistir en una tablilla flexible o bien una venda elástica. 4. Vara de madera o cuero con la que los maestros castigaban a los estudiantes, golpeándoles la palma de la mano.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of férula
- férulas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce férula?
- /ˈfeɾula/
- [ˈfe.ɾu.la]
- [ˈfeɾula]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to férula
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is férula in Spanish?
férula appears about once in every 3 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).