Which to use
“furs” and “fuses” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,931
- “furs” frequency rank
- #26,436
- “fuses” frequency rank
- 55367
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | furs | fuses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of fur | plural of fuse |
Where the eye mixes furs and fuses
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. furs runs 4 letters (CVCC) against fuses's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between furs and fuses
A purely visual mix-up. furs (/fɝz/) and fuses (/ˈfjuːzɪz/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55367, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
furs is recorded at frequency rank #28,931, classified as anoun, pronounced /fɝz/. fuses is at rank #26,436, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈfjuːzɪz/.
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 55367, this pair ranks #134,147 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of furs vs fuses
Shared letters: fsu. Private to "furs": r. Private to "fuses": e.
"furs" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "fuses" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "furs" and "fuses" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "furs" or "fuses" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "furs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fuses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #134,147 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "furs" and "fuses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Fars vs furs". 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 #134,147 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.