kerfuffle

Other forms of kerfuffle

plural

kerfuffles·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about kerfuffle

What does kerfuffle mean?

kerfuffle means "a disorderly outburst or tumult".

How many syllables are in kerfuffle?

kerfuffle has 3 syllables: ker-fuf-fle. The stress falls on "fuf". In IPA it is /kɚˈfʌfəl/.

What is another word for kerfuffle?

Close synonyms include disturbance, disruption, commotion, flutter, hurly burly. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is kerfuffle a common word?

kerfuffle is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.