firey

== English == === Etymology === From fire +‎ -y (“diminutive suffix”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfaɪəɹi/ Homophone: fiery Rhymes: -aɪəɹi === Noun === firey (plural fireys) (Australia, colloquial) A firefighter. ==== Alternative forms ==== firie === Adjective === firey Misspelling of fiery. ==== Usage notes ==== The word fire and the fier- in the word fiery have counterintuitively different spellings. Furthermore, fire is traditionally one syllable (now usually two), while fiery is three. As such, it is easy to mistake fiery as a misspelling of fire + -y. === Anagrams === fiery, reify