# fury

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈfjʊə.ɹi/ · frequency rank #8,147

## Definitions
1. Extreme anger.
2. Strength or violence in action.
3. An angry or malignant person.

## Etymology
From Middle English furie, from Old French furie, from Latin furia (“rage”).

## Easily confused with
- **fy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fury-vs-fy)
- **fut** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fury-vs-fut)
- **fuse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fury-vs-fuse)
- **fuss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fury-vs-fuss)
- **fuzz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fury-vs-fuzz)
- **fuzzy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fury-vs-fuzzy)
- **fussy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fury-vs-fussy)
- **fu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fu-vs-fury)
- **for** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/for-vs-fury)
- **far** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/far-vs-fury)
- **fun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fun-vs-fury)
- **fly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fly-vs-fury)
- **fur** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fur-vs-fury)
- **fry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fry-vs-fury)
- **fir** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fir-vs-fury)
- **fro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fro-vs-fury)
- **fay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fay-vs-fury)
- **fra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fra-vs-fury)
- **FDR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fdr-vs-fury)
- **fer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fer-vs-fury)

## Common misspellings (5)
`ffury`, `fruy`, `furyy`, `fuyr`, `ufry`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/fury