furl
/fɝl/verb
furl is spelled F-U-R-L: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 138,319th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, furl means “To lower, roll up and secure (something, such as a sail or flag)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in furl?
| Letters | 4: F-U-R-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 21 million words; the 138,319th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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 furl?
Furl appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 138,319th 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 furl?
- UK /fɜːl/
- US /fɝl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-furl.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with furl?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as furl from its last stressed vowel (/ɜɹl/):
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 furl
- furls present, singular, he/she/it
- furling participle, present
- furled participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does furl mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To lower, roll up and secure (something, such as a sail or flag)
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Furl in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to lower, roll up and secure something:
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 furl come from?
Perhaps from Old French ferlier, modern French ferler.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).