feras

//ˈfɛ.ɾɐs// adj

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#21,182

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

feras is anPortugueseadj. It means: forma feminina plural de fero Pronounced /ˈfɛ.ɾɐs/. Often confused with fora and Frau.

Key facts for feras
PropertyValue
Headwordferas
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdj
IPA/ˈfɛ.ɾɐs/
Letters5
Frequency rank#21,182
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of feras in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for feras is 5 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈfɛ.ɾɐs/. Corpus data places it at rank #21,182 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for feras, with forms such as "efras", "fears", and "ferass". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "fora", "Frau", "fern", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is feras, spelled F-E-R-A-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    forma feminina plural de fero
  2. 2
    forma plural de fera

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: efras,fears,ferass,ferras,fersa,fferas,freas

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for feras

Misspelling Variants of "feras"

efras5fears5ferass6ferras6fersa5fferas6freas5
Misspelling Variants of "feras"

Frequency rank: #21,182 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "feras"?
"feras" is spelled F-E-R-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈfɛ.ɾɐs/.
What does "feras" mean?
As an adj, "feras" means: forma feminina plural de fero
What words are commonly confused with "feras"?
"feras" is commonly confused with "fora", "Frau", "fern". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "feras"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "feras" is /ˈfɛ.ɾɐs/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "feras" come from?
"feras" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter F in our Portuguese index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.