Which to use
“fey” and “fury” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,760
- “fey” frequency rank
- #21,631
- “fury” frequency rank
- 68391
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fey | fury |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cône. | Fureur. |
Where the eye mixes fey and fury
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between fey and fury
A purely visual mix-up. fey (\fɛj\) and fury (\ˈfjʊəɹ.i\) 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 68391, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fey is recorded at frequency rank #46,760, classified as anoun, pronounced \fɛj\. fury is at rank #21,631, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈfjʊəɹ.i\.
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 68391, this pair ranks #59,370 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of fey vs fury
Shared letters: fy. Private to "fey": e. Private to "fury": ru.
"fey" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "fury" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- fury ← ffury · fruy · furry · furyy · fuyr · ufry
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fey" for "fury" ever safe?
Which is more common, "fey" or "fury"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "fey" and "fury" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fey" 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 #59,370 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fey" and "fury" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Fee vs fey". 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 #59,370 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.