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“Fuji” and “fury” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#41,823
“Fuji” frequency rank
#31,558
“fury” frequency rank
73381
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Fuji fury
Definition japanische Apfelsorte Wut, Rage, (Raserei)

Where the eye mixes Fuji and fury

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. Fuji and fury follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

4 ch
Fuji
4 ch
fury

Visual trap between Fuji and fury

A purely visual mix-up. Fuji ([ˈfud͡ʒi]) and fury ([ˈfjʊəri]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73381, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Fuji is recorded at frequency rank #41,823, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfud͡ʒi]. fury is at rank #31,558, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfjʊəri].

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 73381, this pair ranks #361,954 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Fuji vs fury

Shared letters: fu. Private to "Fuji": ij. Private to "fury": ry.

"Fuji" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "fury" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Fuji ← ffuji · fjui · fuij · fujji · ufji
  • fury ← ffury · fruy · furry · furyy · fuyr · ufry

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Fuji" for "fury" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈfud͡ʒi] versus [ˈfjʊəri]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Fuji" or "fury"?
"fury" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #31,558 in our German list, against #41,823 for "Fuji". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Fuji" 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 #361,954 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Fuji" and "fury" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "firm vs fury". 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 #361,954 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list