fursvsfutWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: furs is a noun, fut is an intj, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“furs” is a noun and “fut” is an intj - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#28,931
“furs” frequency rank
#44,798
“fut” frequency rank
73729
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature furs fut
Definition plural of fur Alternative form of 'sfoot.

Letter map: furs vs fut

Shared letters muted; letters that set furs and fut apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

4 ch
furs
3 ch
fut

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: furs is anoun and futanintj. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73729, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

furs is recorded at frequency rank #28,931, classified as anoun, pronounced /fɝz/. fut is at rank #44,798, tagged as anintj.

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 73729, this pair ranks #38,636 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of furs vs fut

Shared letters: fu. Private to "furs": rs. Private to "fut": t.

"furs" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "fut" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • fursffurs · frus · furrs · furss · fusr · ufrs

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "furs" and "fut" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "furs" is a noun and "fut" an intj, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "furs" or "fut"?
"furs" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,931 in our English list, against #44,798 for "fut". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list