# flushed vs fused

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### flushed
*adjective · IPA /flʌʃt/ · frequency rank #20,360*
Red in the face because of embarrassment, exertion, etc.

### fused
*verb · IPA /fjuːzd/ · frequency rank #17,147*
simple past and past participle of fuse

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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