furor
/ˈfjʊɹˌoɹ/noun
furor is spelled F-U-R-O-R: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 51,738th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, furor means “A general uproar or commotion” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of furor is furors.
How many letters and syllables are in furor?
| Letters | 5: F-U-R-O-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 51,738th 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 furor?
Furor appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 51,738th 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 furor?
- UK /ˈfjʊəɹɔː/
- /ˈfjɔːɹɔː/
- US /ˈfjʊɹˌoɹ/
Furor has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-furor.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with furor?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as furor from its last stressed vowel (/ʊɹoɹ/):
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 furor
- furors plural
- furore
- furour
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does furor mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
USA general uproar or commotion.
- 2
USViolent anger or frenzy.
The verdict of not guilty created a true furor in the courtroom.
- 3
USA state of intense excitement.
The story of the princess's affair caused a furor among journalists.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Furor in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense uproar:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | furor |
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 furor come from?
From Middle English furour, from Middle French fureur, from Old French furor, from Latin furor, from furō (“To rage, to be out of one's mind”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).