féru

\fe.ʁy\

/\fe.ʁy\/ adj

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The verdict

“féru” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #40,777. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,777
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui est blessé, frappé de quelque chose.

Corpus desk

Index FR-feru · féru · French

féru · rank #40,777 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,777
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH frs

Nearest frequency peer: frs (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « féru »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « féru » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

féru vs feu
50% similar
féru vs fou
50% similar
féru vs for
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for féru
PropertyValue
Headwordféru
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\fe.ʁy\
Letters4
Frequency rank#40,777
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « féru »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).féruse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « frs » (#40,776), « Francia » (#40,775), « Gabriella » (#40,779). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « féru » est au #40,777. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around féru (IPA \fe.ʁy\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #40,777 among 3,276 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for féru, with forms such as "feru", "fféru", and "fréu". 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, "feu", "fou", "for", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is féru, spelled F-É-R-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui est blessé, frappé de quelque chose.
  2. 2
    Être passionné par, être savant en.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ce cheval a le tendon féru.
  2. Il a fallu toute votre adresse et les leçons du Napolitain pour n’être point féru grièvement.

This word in other languages

buff(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • feru
  • fféru
  • fréu
  • férru
  • féur
  • éfru

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of féru - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

feru1fféru1fréu2férru1féur2éfru2
Edit distance from "féru"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "féru"?
"féru" is spelled F-É-R-U. The IPA pronunciation is \fe.ʁy\.
What does "féru" mean?
As an adjective, "féru" means: Qui est blessé, frappé de quelque chose.
What words are commonly confused with "féru"?
"féru" is commonly confused with "feu", "fou", "for". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "féru"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "féru" is \fe.ʁy\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "féru" come from?
"féru" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "féru", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

coul#40,696mich#40,866mixé#40,872mora#40,874

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

fiori6 variantsEupen6 variantsjazzy6 variantsJodie6 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list