fuscous
/ˈfʌskəs/
"fuscous" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“fuscous” is uncommon English (frequency #54,789 among 2,507 “F” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #54,789
- frequency rank, English
- 2,507
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of a dark, brownish-grey color; dark-hued, dusky, swarthy.
Corpus desk
Index EN-fuscous · fuscous · English
fuscous · rank #54,789 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #54,789
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,507
- PHOTO-FINISH FRP
Nearest frequency peer: FRP (-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.
Long-tail ranks near “fuscous”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- froggy
froggy
45,214 corpus weight
- FRP
FRP
45,213 corpus weight
- fuscous
fuscous
45,212 corpus weight
- futurism
futurism
45,211 corpus weight
- gainful
gainful
45,210 corpus weight
- gambier
gambier
45,209 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “fuscous” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fuscous |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈfʌskəs/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #54,789 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “fuscous” in English
Rare enough to double-check
fuscous is uncommon English at frequency #54,789 among 2,507 “F” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈfʌskəs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Of a dark, brownish-grey color; dark-hued, dusky, swarthy.".
fuscous doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin fusc(us) (“dark, dusky”) + -ous. The correct English form is fuscous, spelled F-U-S-C-O-U-S.
Definition
- 1Of a dark, brownish-grey color; dark-hued, dusky, swarthy.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how fuscous appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
‘Fresh, fresh, fresh,’ one commented in deep bass on the departing soldier, and the other nodded assent, though in that cave of spoiled air and fuscous lamplight the word ‘fresh’ was misleading […].
Etymology
From Latin fusc(us) (“dark, dusky”) + -ous.
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.
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).