Which to use
“fury” is a noun and “fut” is an intj - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,147
- “fury” frequency rank
- #44,798
- “fut” frequency rank
- 52945
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fury | fut |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Extreme anger. | Alternative form of 'sfoot. |
Letter map: fury vs fut
Shared letters muted; letters that set fury and fut apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. fury runs 4 letters (CVCV) against fut's 3 (CVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for fury / fut
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: fury is anoun and futanintj. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52945, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fury is recorded at frequency rank #8,147, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈfjʊə.ɹi/. 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 52945, this pair ranks #152,915 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fury vs fut
Shared letters: fu. Private to "fury": ry. Private to "fut": t.
"fury" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "fut" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- fury ← ffury · fruy · furyy · fuyr · ufry
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fury" for "fut" ever safe?
Which is more common, "fury" or "fut"?
Useful next steps
Pair "fury" vs "fut" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "fury" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fut" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #152,915 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fury" and "fut" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "foh vs fut". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #152,915 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.