# firmness vs Furness

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### firmness
*noun · IPA /ˈfɝmnəs/ · frequency rank #36,983*
The state of being firm

### Furness
*name · frequency rank #38,406*
A peninsula in south-west Cumbria, England, historically part of Lancashire.

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