Which to use
“ferry” and “fury” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,105
- “ferry” frequency rank
- #33,619
- “fury” frequency rank
- 49724
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ferry | fury |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Embarcación empleada para transportar gente, automóviles y productos de un puerto a otro, generalmente a poca distancia y dentro de un horario regular. | Furia. |
Where the eye mixes ferry and fury
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. ferry runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against fury's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between ferry and fury
A purely visual mix-up. ferry ([ˈferi]) and fury (/ˈfjʊə.ɹi/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49724, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ferry is recorded at frequency rank #16,105, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈferi]. fury is at rank #33,619, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈfjʊə.ɹi/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 49724, this pair ranks #107,192 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ferry vs fury
Shared letters: fry. Private to "ferry": e. Private to "fury": u.
"ferry" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "fury" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ferry" for "fury" ever safe?
Which is more common, "ferry" or "fury"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "ferry" and "fury" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ferry" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fury" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #107,192 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ferry" and "fury" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fora vs fury". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #107,192 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.