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.
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
- furs ← ffurs · frus · furrs · furss · fusr · ufrs