Which to use
“furia” and “fusil” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,559
- “furia” frequency rank
- #14,146
- “fusil” frequency rank
- 21705
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | furia | fusil |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ira muy intensa o avivada. | Arma de fuego portátil con un cañón largo y que usa balas como munición. Es el arma más usada por la infantería de los ejércitos. |
Where the eye mixes furia and fusil
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. furia (CVCVV) and fusil (CVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses furia with fusil
A purely visual mix-up. furia ([ˈfuɾja]) and fusil ([fuˈsil]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21705, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
furia is recorded at frequency rank #7,559, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfuɾja]. fusil is at rank #14,146, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fuˈsil].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 21705, this pair ranks #253,701 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of furia vs fusil
Shared letters: fiu. Private to "furia": ar. Private to "fusil": ls.
"furia" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "fusil" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "furia" for "fusil" ever safe?
Frequency check: "furia" vs "fusil" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "furia" and "fusil" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "furia" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fusil" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #253,701 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "furia" and "fusil" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fusil vs fuste". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #253,701 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.