furniture

/ˈfɜːnɪtʃə/

//ˈfɜːnɪtʃə// noun

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"furniture" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“furniture” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #4,382 in English word frequency and used as a noun.

#4,382
frequency rank, English
9
letters
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Large movable item(s), usually in a room, which enhance(s) the room's characteristics, functionally or decoratively.

Key facts for furniture
PropertyValue
Headwordfurniture
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈfɜːnɪtʃə/
Letters9
Frequency rank#4,382
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “furniture” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). furniture lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for furniture is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈfɜːnɪtʃə/. Corpus data places it at rank #4,382 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 19 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for furniture, with forms such as "ffurniture", "fruniture", and "funriture". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle French fourniture (“a supply, or the act of furnishing”), from fournir (“to furnish”). The correct English form is furniture, spelled F-U-R-N-I-T-U-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Large movable item(s), usually in a room, which enhance(s) the room's characteristics, functionally or decoratively.
  2. 2
    The harness, trappings etc. of a horse, hawk, or other animal.
  3. 3
    Fittings, such as handles, of a door, coffin, or other wooden item.
  4. 4
    An accompanying enhancing feature, or features collectively; embellishment, decoration, trimming.
  5. 5
    The stock and forearm of a weapon.
  6. 6
    The pieces of wood or metal put around pages of type to make proper margins and fill the spaces between the pages and the chase.
  7. 7
    The stumps.
  8. 8
    Any material on the page other than the body text and pictures of articles; for example, headlines, datelines and dinkuses, lines and symbols (though in earlier use, only non-text elements of page design, such as lines and symbols).
  9. 9
    A type of mixture organ stop.
  10. 10
    Draped coverings and hangings; bedsheets, tablecloths, tapestries, etc.
  11. 11
    Clothing with which a person is furnished; apparel, outfit.
  12. 12
    Arms and armor, equipment of war.
  13. 13
    Equipment for work, apparatus, tools, instruments.
  14. 14
    Condiments of a salad.
  15. 15
    Stock, supply, stores, provisions.
  16. 16
    Contents; that with which something is filled or stocked.
  17. 17
    Impressive-looking books used for filling out the collection of a private library.
  18. 18
    The action of furnishing or supplying.
  19. 19
    The condition of being equipped, prepared, or mentally cultivated.

Etymology

From Middle French fourniture (“a supply, or the act of furnishing”), from fournir (“to furnish”).

Synonyms

furniturefurnishings

This word in other languages

mobiliario(Español)mobilier(Français)Möbel(Deutsch)mobília(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ffurniture,fruniture,funriture,furinture,furnitrue,furnitture,furnituer,furniturre,furniutre,furnniture,furntiure,furrniture,ufrniture

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of furniture - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ffurniture1fruniture2funriture2furinture2furnitrue2furnitture1furnituer2furniturre1
Edit distance from "furniture"

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 "furniture"?
"furniture" is spelled F-U-R-N-I-T-U-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈfɜːnɪtʃə/.
What does "furniture" mean?
As a noun, "furniture" means: Large movable item(s), usually in a room, which enhance(s) the room's characteristics, functionally or decoratively.
What are common misspellings of "furniture"?
Common misspellings include "ffurniture", "fruniture", "funriture", "furinture", "furnitrue". The correct spelling is "furniture".
How do you pronounce "furniture"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "furniture" is /ˈfɜːnɪtʃə/. 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 "furniture"?
From Middle French fourniture (“a supply, or the act of furnishing”), from fournir (“to furnish”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “furniture”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is F-U-R-N-I-T-U-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈfɜːnɪtʃə/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list