fers
/ˈfɜɹz/noun
fers is spelled F-E-R-S: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 88,353rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, fers means “The medieval chess piece that developed into the modern queen” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of fers is ferses.
How many letters and syllables are in fers?
| Letters | 4: F-E-R-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 88,353rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is fers?
Fers appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 88,353rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce fers?
- UK /ˈfɜːz/
- US /ˈfɜɹz/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with fers?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as fers from its last stressed vowel (/ɜɹz/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: serf.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of fers
- ferses plural
- ferz
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does fers mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The medieval chess piece that developed into the modern queen.
- 2
A fairy chess piece that moves one square diagonally.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does fers come from?
Borrowed from Middle English fers, from Old French fierce, from Medieval Latin ferzia, from Classical Persian فَرْزِین (farzīn).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).