# fumes vs fuses

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### fumes
*noun · IPA /fjuːmz/ · frequency rank #18,566*
plural of fume

### fuses
*noun · IPA /ˈfjuːzɪz/ · frequency rank #26,436*
plural of fuse

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