féral

\fe.ʁal\

/\fe.ʁal\/ adj

The verdict

“féral” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qualifie une espèce domestique animale qui est retournée à l’état sauvage.

Corpus desk

Index FR-feral · féral · French

féral · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "F" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for féral
PropertyValue
Headwordféral
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\fe.ʁal\
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « féral » en français

féraln'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

féral is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \fe.ʁal\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for féral in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is féral, spelled F-É-R-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qualifie une espèce domestique animale qui est retournée à l’état sauvage.
  2. 2
    Qualifie une espèce végétale, une variété ou un cultivar, qui croît, de manière subspontanée, hors de l'espace destiné à sa culture.
  3. 3
    Qualifie un élément artificiel ayant un impact qui n’a pas été prévu lors de sa conception ; qui échappe à la maîtrise humaine.
  4. 4
    Qualifie en astrologie une planète du thème astral qui ne forme aucun angle remarquable avec les autres planètes du thème.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how féral appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Cet article a pour objectif d’examiner les justifications de l’élimination violente des animaux férals lors des projets de restauration d’habitats.
  2. — Presque. Écoute, papa, comment ça va se terminer, cette histoire d’animaux féraux ? Tu penses que le problème avec les cochons va être réglé ?

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "féral"?
"féral" is spelled F-É-R-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is \fe.ʁal\.
What does "féral" mean?
As an adjective, "féral" means: Qualifie une espèce domestique animale qui est retournée à l’état sauvage.
How do you pronounce "féral"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "féral" is \fe.ʁal\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "féral" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list