fuchsia

/ˈfjuːʃə/

//ˈfjuːʃə// noun

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"fuchsia" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“fuchsia” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #42,145. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,145
frequency rank, English
2,507
“F” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A popular garden plant, of the genus Fuchsia, of the Onagraceae family, shrubs with red, pink or purple flowers.

Corpus desk

Index EN-fuchsia · fuchsia · English

fuchsia · rank #42,145 · 10 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #42,145
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,507
  • PHOTO-FINISH Fukuoka

Nearest frequency peer: Fukuoka (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “fuchsia”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “fuchsia” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

fuchsia vs Fuchs
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for fuchsia
PropertyValue
Headwordfuchsia
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈfjuːʃə/
Letters7
Frequency rank#42,145
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “fuchsia”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).fuchsialands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “Fukuoka” (#42,146), “frowns” (#42,142), “Gant” (#42,148). Among 2,507 “F” headwords, “fuchsia” is #42,145. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around fuchsia (IPA /ˈfjuːʃə/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #42,145 among 2,507 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for fuchsia, with forms such as "fcuhsia", "ffuchsia", and "fucchsia". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Fuchs", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From New Latin, after the genus Fuchsia, itself named after German botanist Leonhart Fuchs (1501–1566). The correct English form is fuchsia, spelled F-U-C-H-S-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    A popular garden plant, of the genus Fuchsia, of the Onagraceae family, shrubs with red, pink or purple flowers.
  2. 2
    A purplish-red colour, the color of fuchsin, an aniline dye.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how fuchsia appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Drenched were the cold fuchsias, round pearls of dew lay on the flat nasturtium leaves
  2. She tilted a hand topped with long rectangular nails in furious fuchsia towards her cheeks and fluttered the fingers, fanning.

Etymology

From New Latin, after the genus Fuchsia, itself named after German botanist Leonhart Fuchs (1501–1566).

This word in other languages

fucsia(Español)fuchsia(Français)Fuchsie(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • fcuhsia
  • ffuchsia
  • fucchsia
  • fuchhsia
  • fuchisa
  • fuchsai
  • fuchssia
  • fucshia
  • fuhcsia
  • ufchsia

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fuchsia - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

fcuhsia2ffuchsia1fucchsia1fuchhsia1fuchisa2fuchsai2fuchssia1fucshia2
Edit distance from "fuchsia"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "fuchsia"?
"fuchsia" is spelled F-U-C-H-S-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈfjuːʃə/.
What does "fuchsia" mean?
As a noun, "fuchsia" means: A popular garden plant, of the genus Fuchsia, of the Onagraceae family, shrubs with red, pink or purple flowers.
What words are commonly confused with "fuchsia"?
"fuchsia" is commonly confused with "Fuchs". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fuchsia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fuchsia" is /ˈfjuːʃə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "fuchsia"?
From New Latin, after the genus Fuchsia, itself named after German botanist Leonhart Fuchs (1501–1566). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "fuchsia", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Fukuoka#42,146FORTRAN#42,140Geraldo#42,150flanker#42,137

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

frowns10 variantsfalsetto10 variantsgroaned10 variantsHaldane10 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list