fuse vs fut, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“fuse” is a noun and “fut” is an intj - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#12,605
“fuse” frequency rank: #44,798
“fut” frequency rank: 57403
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	fuse	fut
Definition	A cord that, when lit, conveys the fire to some explosive device, such as a bomb.	Alternative form of 'sfoot.

Letter map: fuse vs fut

Shared letters muted; letters that set fuse and fut apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

4 ch

fuse

3 ch

fut

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: fuse is anoun and futanintj. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57403, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

fuse is recorded at frequency rank #12,605, classified as anoun, pronounced /fjuːz/. fut is at rank #44,798, tagged as anintj.

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 57403, this pair ranks #119,506 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of fuse vs fut

Shared letters: fu. Private to "fuse": es. Private to "fut": t.

"fuse" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "fut" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Known mistypes of this pair

fuse ← ffuse · fsue · fues · fusse · ufse

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "fuse" and "fut" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "fuse" is a noun and "fut" an intj, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Which is more common, "fuse" or "fut"?

"fuse" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,605 in our English list, against #44,798 for "fut". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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Full dictionary entry for "fuse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
Full dictionary entry for "fut" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #119,506 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"fuse" and "fut" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "foh vs fut". 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

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