fuselage
/ˈfjuːzəˌlɑːʒ/noun
fuselage is spelled F-U-S-E-L-A-G-E: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 25,751st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, fuselage means “The main body of an aerospace vehicle; the long central structure of an aircraft to which the wings (or rotors), tail, and engines are attached, and…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of fuselage is fuselages.
How many letters and syllables are in fuselage?
| Letters | 8: F-U-S-E-L-A-G-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.2 times per million words; the 25,751st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is fuselage?
Fuselage appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 25,751st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce fuselage?
- /ˈfjuːzəˌlɑːʒ/
- /ˈfjuːsəˌlɑːʒ/
Fuselage has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-fuselage.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of fuselage
- fuselages plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does fuselage mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The main body of an aerospace vehicle; the long central structure of an aircraft to which the wings (or rotors), tail, and engines are attached, and which accommodates crew and cargo.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Fuselage in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense main body of aerospace vehicle:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | fuselage |
| German | Flugzeugrumpf, Rumpf |
| Portuguese | fuselagem |
| Spanish | fuselaje |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does fuselage come from?
Borrowed from French fuselage. Ultimately from Latin fūsus (“spindle, spinning wheel”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).