furia

\fy.ʁja\

/\fy.ʁja\/ noun

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The verdict

“furia” is uncommon French (frequency #74,814 among 137,178 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,814
frequency rank, French
137,178
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Mélange extrême de rage, de fougue, d'impétuosité.

Key facts for furia
PropertyValue
Headwordfuria
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fy.ʁja\
Letters5
Frequency rank#74,814
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “furia” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). furia lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

furia is uncommon French at frequency #74,814 among 137,178 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \fy.ʁja\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mélange extrême de rage, de fougue, d'impétuosité.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for furia, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is furia, spelled F-U-R-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mélange extrême de rage, de fougue, d'impétuosité.

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 "furia"?
"furia" is spelled F-U-R-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is \fy.ʁja\.
What does "furia" mean?
As a noun, "furia" means: Mélange extrême de rage, de fougue, d'impétuosité.
How do you pronounce "furia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "furia" is \fy.ʁja\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "furia" come from?
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Using “furia”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is F-U-R-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \fy.ʁja\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list