furrier

/ˈfʌɹi.ə/

//ˈfʌɹi.ə// noun

"furrier" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“furrier” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A person who sells, makes, repairs, alters, cleans, or otherwise deals in clothing made of fur.

Corpus desk

Index EN-furrier · furrier · English

furrier · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "F" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for furrier
PropertyValue
Headwordfurrier
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈfʌɹi.ə/
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “furrier” in English

furrierfalls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

furrier is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈfʌɹi.ə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A person who sells, makes, repairs, alters, cleans, or otherwise deals in clothing made of fur.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for furrier, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Anglo-Norman, from Old French forreor, from fourrer (“to line or trim with fur”). The correct English form is furrier, spelled F-U-R-R-I-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    A person who sells, makes, repairs, alters, cleans, or otherwise deals in clothing made of fur.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how furrier appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The furrier went on to say that he had a real beaute of a Canadian three-quarter squirrel just in.

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman, from Old French forreor, from fourrer (“to line or trim with fur”).

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "furrier"?
"furrier" is spelled F-U-R-R-I-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈfʌɹi.ə/.
What does "furrier" mean?
As a noun, "furrier" means: A person who sells, makes, repairs, alters, cleans, or otherwise deals in clothing made of fur.
How do you pronounce "furrier"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "furrier" is /ˈfʌɹi.ə/. 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 "furrier"?
From Anglo-Norman, from Old French forreor, from fourrer (“to line or trim with fur”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list