fusible
/ˈfjuːzɪbl̩/
"fusible" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“fusible” is uncommon English (frequency #98,143 among 2,507 “F” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #98,143
- frequency rank, English
- 2,507
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Able to be fused or melted.
Corpus desk
Index EN-fusible · fusible · English
fusible · rank #98,143 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #98,143
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,507
- PHOTO-FINISH GABAergic
Nearest frequency peer: GABAergic (+3 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 “fusible”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Fripp
Fripp
1,863 corpus weight
- frivolously
frivolously
1,862 corpus weight
- fusible
fusible
1,858 corpus weight
- GABAergic
GABAergic
1,855 corpus weight
- Galla
Galla
1,854 corpus weight
- Garr
Garr
1,851 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “fusible” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fusible |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈfjuːzɪbl̩/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #98,143 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “fusible” in English
Rare enough to double-check
fusible is uncommon English at frequency #98,143 among 2,507 “F” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈfjuːzɪbl̩/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Able to be fused or melted.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for fusible, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English fusible, from Old French fusible, from Medieval Latin fusibilis. The correct English form is fusible, spelled F-U-S-I-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Able to be fused or melted.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how fusible appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Although a fusible plug is provided in the firebox crown of every locomotive, so that by melting if the inner firebox crown becomes uncovered, and thereby releasing steam at full pressure into the firebox, the fire may be extinguished and the crew given an unmistakable warning of the danger, there is no absolute guarantee that the plug will melt.
Etymology
From Middle English fusible, from Old French fusible, from Medieval Latin fusibilis.
This word in other languages
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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