furore
/ˈfjʊɹˌoɹ/noun
furore is spelled F-U-R-O-R-E: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 62,179th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, furore means “Alternative form of furor” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of furore is furores.
How many letters and syllables are in furore?
| Letters | 6: F-U-R-O-R-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 62,179th 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 furore?
Furore appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 62,179th 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 furore?
- UK /f(j)ʊˈɹɔːɹi/
- UK /f(j)ʊˈɹɔːɹeɪ/
- US /ˈfjʊɹˌoɹ/
Furore has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-furore.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with furore?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as furore 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 furore
- furores plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does furore mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
UKAlternative form of furor.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does furore come from?
Borrowed from Italian furore, from Latin furor. Doublet of furor.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).