# fuchsia

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈfjuːʃə/ · frequency rank #42,145

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

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

## Easily confused with
- **Fuchs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fuchs-vs-fuchsia)

## Common misspellings (10)
`fcuhsia`, `ffuchsia`, `fucchsia`, `fuchhsia`, `fuchisa`, `fuchsai`, `fuchssia`, `fucshia`, `fuhcsia`, `ufchsia`

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