furor
[fuˈɾoɾ]
The verdict
“furor” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #20,051 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #20,051
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Exaltación violenta del alma por extremada cólera.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | furor |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [fuˈɾoɾ] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #20,051 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “furor” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for furor is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fuˈɾoɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #20,051 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for furor, with forms such as "ffuror", "fruor", and "fuorr". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "fury", "for", "für", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is furor, spelled F-U-R-O-R.
Definition
- 1Exaltación violenta del alma por extremada cólera.
- 2Estado de suma actividad, de gran movimiento o agitación.
- 3La situación mas agitada y pronunciada en el estado de una cosa.
- 4Gusto o prurito excesivo por alguna cosa.
- 5Estro, numen, inspiración.
- 6Carácter particular y alarmante que adquiere el delirio en algunas enfermedades.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ffuror,fruor,fuorr,furorr,furro,furror,ufror
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of furor - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “furor”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is F-U-R-O-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [fuˈɾoɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “fury” - see the side-by-side comparison. furor vs fury
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.