Fusan
"fusan" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Fusan” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Busan
Corpus desk
Index EN-fusan · Fusan · English
Fusan · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Fusan |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Fusan” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Fusan is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Busan".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Fusan, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Japanese 釜(ふ)山(さん) (Fusan). The correct English form is Fusan, spelled F-U-S-A-N.
Definition
- 1Busan
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Fusan appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In April of 1898 the Russo-Korean Bank closed its doors, the Russian Financial Adviser left, the military instructors packed their bags, and the Russian Legation finally dispensed with its formidable marine guard. The visit of Baron Shibusawa to Seoul was shortly followed by the granting of a concession to a Japanese Syndicate for the building of a railwa…
The reconstruction of the Tokyo-Shimonoseki section is of importance and ought to be done, not only because it forms a great artery of Japan, but also because it is the line which, when the Mukden-Antung standard-gauge railway is completed next November, will form part of the world’s railway highway, conveying passengers via Chosen and South Manchuria, wi…
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 釜(ふ)山(さん) (Fusan).
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.