hurr
/ˈhɝ/verb
hurr is spelled H-U-R-R: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 74,122nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, hurr means “To hum or buzz” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in hurr?
| Letters | 4: H-U-R-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 74,122nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like | |
| 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 hurr?
Hurr appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 74,122nd 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 hurr?
- UK /ˈhɜː/
- US /ˈhɝ/
- /hʌr/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-her.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with hurr
Sounds like: her (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with hurr?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as hurr from its last stressed vowel (/ɜɹ/):
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 hurr
- hurrs present, singular, he/she/it
- hurring participle, present
- hurred participle, past
- hur
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hurr mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To hum or buzz.
- 2
obsoleteTo make a rolling, trilling, or burring sound.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does hurr come from?
From Middle English hurren (“to buzz”). Cognate with German hurren, Danish hurre (“to buzz, hum”), Swedish hurra. More at hurry.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).