furious

/ˈfjʊə.ɹɪəs/

//ˈfjʊə.ɹɪəs// adj

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"furious" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“furious” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #7,341. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,341
frequency rank, English
2,507
“F” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Feeling great anger; raging; violent.

Corpus desk

Index EN-furious · furious · English

furious · rank #7,341 · 9 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,341
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,507
  • PHOTO-FINISH freshman

Nearest frequency peer: freshman (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “furious”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “furious” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

furious vs furiously
78% similar
furious vs ferrous
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for furious
PropertyValue
Headwordfurious
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈfjʊə.ɹɪəs/
Letters7
Frequency rank#7,341
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “furious”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).furiouslands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “freshman” (#7,340), “gameplay” (#7,342), “financially” (#7,339). Among 2,507 “F” headwords, “furious” is #7,341. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around furious (IPA /ˈfjʊə.ɹɪəs/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #7,341 among 2,507 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for furious, with forms such as "ffurious", "fruious", and "fuirous". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "furiously", "ferrous", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English furious, from Old French furieus, from Latin furiōsus. Displaced native Old English hātheort (literally “hot-hearted”). The correct English form is furious, spelled F-U-R-I-O-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Feeling great anger; raging; violent.
  2. 2
    Rushing with impetuosity; moving with violence.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how furious appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. a furious animal; parent furious at their child's behaviour
  2. Not unnaturally, “Auntie” took this communication in bad part. Thus outraged, she showed herself to be a bold as well as a furious virago. Next day she found her way to their lodgings and tried to recover her ward by the hair of the head.

Etymology

From Middle English furious, from Old French furieus, from Latin furiōsus. Displaced native Old English hātheort (literally “hot-hearted”).

Synonyms

fiercerampant

This word in other languages

furioso(Español)furieux(Français)wütend(Deutsch)furioso(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffurious
  • fruious
  • fuirous
  • furiosu
  • furiouss
  • furiuos
  • furoius
  • furrious
  • ufrious

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of furious - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ffurious1fruious2fuirous2furiosu2furiouss1furiuos2furoius2furrious1
Edit distance from "furious"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "furious"?
"furious" is spelled F-U-R-I-O-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈfjʊə.ɹɪəs/.
What does "furious" mean?
As an adjective, "furious" means: Feeling great anger; raging; violent.
What words are commonly confused with "furious"?
"furious" is commonly confused with "furiously", "ferrous". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "furious"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "furious" is /ˈfjʊə.ɹɪəs/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "furious"?
From Middle English furious, from Old French furieus, from Latin furiōsus. Displaced native Old English hātheort (literally “hot-hearted”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "furious", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

hazard9 variantsintact9 variantsMartha9 variantscocaine9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list