# fake vs fuse

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### fake
*adjective · IPA /feɪ̯k/ · frequency rank #2,251*
Not real; false, fraudulent.

### fuse
*noun · IPA /fjuːz/ · frequency rank #12,605*
A cord that, when lit, conveys the fire to some explosive device, such as a bomb.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fake-vs-fuse