furious
fu·ri·ous/ˈfjʊəɹi.əs/adjective
furious is spelled F-U-R-I-O-U-S: 7 letters and 3 syllables (fu·ri·ous). It appears 9.5 times per million words in written English, the 7,338th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, furious means “Feeling great anger; raging; violent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in furious?
| Letters | 7: F-U-R-I-O-U-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: fu·ri·ous |
| In writing | 9.5 times per million words; the 7,338th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is furious?
Furious appears 9.5 times per million words in written English, the 7,338th 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 furious?
- /ˈfjʊəɹi.əs/
- /ˈfjɔːɹi.əs/
- /ˈfjɵːɹɪjəs/
Furious has 3 syllables, split fu·ri·ous in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-furious.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of furious
- more furious comparative
- most furious superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does furious mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Feeling great anger; raging; violent.
a furious animal; parent furious at their child's behaviour
- 2
Rushing with impetuosity; moving with violence.
a furious stream; a furious wind or storm
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Furious in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does furious come from?
From Middle English furious, from Old French furieus, from Latin furiōsus. Displaced native Old English hātheort (literally “hot-hearted”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).