# furious

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈfjʊə.ɹɪəs/ · frequency rank #7,341

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

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

## Easily confused with
- **furiously** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/furious-vs-furiously)
- **ferrous** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ferrous-vs-furious)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ffurious`, `fruious`, `fuirous`, `furiosu`, `furiouss`, `furiuos`, `furoius`, `furrious`, `ufrious`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/furious