férula
Portuguese, noun/ˈfɛ.ɾu.lɐ/
férula is spelled F-É-R-U-L-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 60 million words in written Portuguese, the 215,563rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Férula is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “ferule” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “planta umbelífera do gênero Ferula, especificamente a espécie de flores amarelas e talo floral comprido que…”.
What does férula mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineferule
- 2
feminineHigh staff topped with a cross; ferula
férula papal
- 3
femininestrictness, severity, harshness
- 4
femininegiant fennel (Ferula communis)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. planta umbelífera do gênero Ferula, especificamente a espécie de flores amarelas e talo floral comprido que pode chegar aos dous metros, (Ferula communis), férula-vulgar 2. pau para punir fisicamente às crianças na escola, feito de uma haste é uma pá circular no extremo, palmatória 3. pena imposta com sofrimento corporal 4. rigidez, inflexibilidade do poder
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of férula
- férulas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce férula?
- Brazil /ˈfɛ.ɾu.lɐ/
- Portugal /ˈfɛ.ɾu.lɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (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 Portuguese?
férula appears about once in every 60 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).