fursuit

\fyr.sɥit\

/\fyr.sɥit\/ noun

The verdict

“fursuit” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Costume de déguisement d’animal anthropomorphe à fourrure associé à la sous-culture furry (cosplay).

Corpus desk

Index FR-fursuit · fursuit · French

fursuit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "F" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for fursuit
PropertyValue
Headwordfursuit
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fyr.sɥit\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « fursuit » en français

fursuitn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

fursuit is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \fyr.sɥit\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Costume de déguisement d’animal anthropomorphe à fourrure associé à la sous-culture furry (cosplay).".

No misspelling variants are generated for fursuit in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is fursuit, spelled F-U-R-S-U-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Costume de déguisement d’animal anthropomorphe à fourrure associé à la sous-culture furry (cosplay).

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "fursuit"?
"fursuit" is spelled F-U-R-S-U-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is \fyr.sɥit\.
What does "fursuit" mean?
As a noun, "fursuit" means: Costume de déguisement d’animal anthropomorphe à fourrure associé à la sous-culture furry (cosplay).
How do you pronounce "fursuit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fursuit" is \fyr.sɥit\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fursuit" come from?
"fursuit" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list