# Fuchs vs fuchsia

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Fuchs
*name · IPA /fjuːks/ · frequency rank #36,569*
A surname from German.

### fuchsia
*noun · IPA /ˈfjuːʃə/ · frequency rank #42,145*
A popular garden plant, of the genus Fuchsia, of the Onagraceae family, shrubs with red, pink or purple flowers.

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