# defuse

> English word · Verb · IPA /diːˈfjuːz/ · frequency rank #33,609

## Definitions
1. To remove the fuse from (e.g. a bomb).
2. To make less dangerous, tense, or hostile.

## Etymology
From de- + fuse.

## Easily confused with
- **dense** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/defuse-vs-dense)
- **deuce** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/defuse-vs-deuce)
- **douse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/defuse-vs-douse)
- **deluxe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/defuse-vs-deluxe)
- **demise** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/defuse-vs-demise)
- **Denise** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/defuse-vs-denise)
- **devise** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/defuse-vs-devise)
- **deluge** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/defuse-vs-deluge)
- **depose** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/defuse-vs-depose)
- **disuse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/defuse-vs-disuse)
- **demure** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/defuse-vs-demure)
- **diffuse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/defuse-vs-diffuse)
- **define** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/define-vs-defuse)
- **deduce** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deduce-vs-defuse)
- **defile** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/defile-vs-defuse)
- **defense** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/defense-vs-defuse)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ddefuse`, `deffuse`, `defsue`, `defues`, `defusse`, `deufse`, `dfeuse`, `edfuse`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/defuse