# ferrous vs furious

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ferrous
*adjective · IPA /ˈfɛɹəs/ · frequency rank #37,458*
Of or containing iron.

### furious
*adjective · IPA /ˈfjʊə.ɹɪəs/ · frequency rank #7,341*
Feeling great anger; raging; violent.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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