Which to use
“fluted” is an adjective and “fused” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #46,466
- “fluted” frequency rank
- #17,147
- “fused” frequency rank
- 63613
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fluted | fused |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Having flutes or grooves, either for decoration or to trim weight. | simple past and past participle of fuse |
Letter map: fluted vs fused
Shared letters muted; letters that set fluted and fused apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. fluted runs 6 letters (CCVCVC) against fused's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - fluted and fused
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: fluted is anadjective and fusedaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63613, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fluted is recorded at frequency rank #46,466, classified as anadj. fused is at rank #17,147, tagged as averb, pronounced /fjuːzd/.
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 63613, this pair ranks #81,990 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of fluted vs fused
Shared letters: defu. Private to "fluted": lt. Private to "fused": s.
"fluted" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "fused" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fluted" for "fused" ever safe?
Frequency check: "fluted" vs "fused" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "fluted" vs "fused" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "fluted" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fused" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #81,990 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fluted" and "fused" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "flaked vs fluted". 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 #81,990 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.