fir
/ˈfɝ/
noun
Familiar
1.n.nonresinous wood of a fir tree
2.n.any of various evergreen trees of the genus Abies; chiefly of upland areas
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fir and fur are homophones: they are pronounced identically and spelled differently, which is why they are so often swapped. fir means “nonresinous wood of a fir tree”. fur means “the dressed hairy coat of a mammal”. fur is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˈfɝ/
1.n.nonresinous wood of a fir tree
2.n.any of various evergreen trees of the genus Abies; chiefly of upland areas
/ˈfɝ/
1.
| fir | fur | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈfɝ/ | /ˈfɝ/ |
| Said | fur | fur |
| Syllables | 1 | 1 |
| Letters | 3 | 3 |
| Parts of speech | noun | noun |
| Senses | 2 | 3 |
| How common | Familiar | Common |
| Synonyms | none recorded | pelt |
2.n.dense coat of fine silky hairs on mammals (e.g., cat or seal or weasel)
3.n.a garment made of animal pelts or synthetic fur