Furor
[ˈfuːʁoːɐ̯]
The verdict
“Furor” is uncommon German (frequency #83,984 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #83,984
- frequency rank, German
- 3,474
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Wildheit, Raserei
Corpus desk
Index DE-furor · Furor · German
Furor · rank #83,984 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #83,984
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,474
- PHOTO-FINISH Funkkontakt
Nearest frequency peer: Funkkontakt (-1 rank slots)
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.
Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Furor“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- funkelnde
funkelnde
16,020 corpus weight
- Funkenflug
Funkenflug
16,019 corpus weight
- Funkkontakt
Funkkontakt
16,018 corpus weight
- Furor
Furor
16,017 corpus weight
- Futtermitte…
Futtermitteln
16,016 corpus weight
- fütterte
fütterte
16,015 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Furor“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Furor |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfuːʁoːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #83,984 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Furor“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Furor is uncommon German at frequency #83,984 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfuːʁoːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Wildheit, Raserei".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Furor, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Furor, spelled F-U-R-O-R.
Definition
- 1Wildheit, Raserei
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Furor appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der eigentliche Furor teutonicus war über ihn gekommen, die Gedankenwut, die bereit ist, für ein »Prinzip« alles zu opfern.
Dreimal und viermal und zehnmal mit dem Furor der Besessnen und Todgeweihten / Stürzen sie sich in die Magie dieses Feuermeers, hochtrabend und gierig.
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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