Which to use
“fury” and “Furz” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,558
- “fury” frequency rank
- #27,310
- “Furz” frequency rank
- 58868
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fury | Furz |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Wut, Rage, (Raserei) | aus dem Anus entwichenes (menschliches oder tierisches) Abgas |
Where the eye mixes fury and Furz
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. fury (CVCV) and Furz (CVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: fury vs Furz
A purely visual mix-up. fury ([ˈfjʊəri]) and Furz ([fʊʁt͡s]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - y in “fury” becomes z in “Furz”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58868, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fury is recorded at frequency rank #31,558, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfjʊəri]. Furz is at rank #27,310, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fʊʁt͡s].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 58868, this pair ranks #846,247 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fury vs Furz
Shared letters: fru. Private to "fury": y. Private to "Furz": z.
"fury" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Furz" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fury" and "Furz" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "fury" vs "Furz" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "fury" and "Furz" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fury" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Furz" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #846,247 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fury" and "Furz" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "firm vs fury". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #846,247 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.