# fuse

> English word · Noun · IPA /fjuːz/ · frequency rank #12,605

## Definitions
1. A cord that, when lit, conveys the fire to some explosive device, such as a bomb.
2. A cord that, when lit, conveys the fire to some explosive device, such as a bomb.
3. The mechanism that ignites the charge in an explosive device; a detonator.
4. A tendency to lose one's temper.
5. A kind of match for starting a fire:
6. A kind of match for starting a fire:

## Etymology
From Italian fuso and French fusée, from Latin fūsus (“spindle”).

## Easily confused with
- **fut** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fuse-vs-fut)
- **fuss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fuse-vs-fuss)
- **fuzz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fuse-vs-fuzz)
- **fused** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fuse-vs-fused)
- **fuses** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fuse-vs-fuses)
- **fussy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fuse-vs-fussy)
- **Fe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fe-vs-fuse)
- **fu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fu-vs-fuse)
- **FS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fs-vs-fuse)
- **fun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fun-vs-fuse)
- **fee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fee-vs-fuse)
- **fur** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fur-vs-fuse)
- **foe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/foe-vs-fuse)
- **FFS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ffs-vs-fuse)
- **FSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fsa-vs-fuse)
- **fas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fas-vs-fuse)
- **FBS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fbs-vs-fuse)
- **FSB** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fsb-vs-fuse)
- **fae** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fae-vs-fuse)
- **FES** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fes-vs-fuse)

## Common misspellings (5)
`ffuse`, `fsue`, `fues`, `fusse`, `ufse`

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