Which to use
“fusil” and “fuste” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,146
- “fusil” frequency rank
- #49,029
- “fuste” frequency rank
- 63175
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fusil | fuste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 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. | Parte media de la columna que corre entre el capitel y la basa |
Where the eye mixes fusil and fuste
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. fusil (CVCVC) and fuste (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses fusil with fuste
A purely visual mix-up. fusil ([fuˈsil]) and fuste ([ˈfust̪e]) 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 63175, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fusil is recorded at frequency rank #14,146, classified as anoun, pronounced [fuˈsil]. fuste is at rank #49,029, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfust̪e].
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 63175, this pair ranks #49,571 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of fusil vs fuste
Shared letters: fsu. Private to "fusil": il. Private to "fuste": et.
"fusil" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "fuste" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fusil" for "fuste" ever safe?
Which is more common, "fusil" or "fuste"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "fusil" and "fuste" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fusil" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fuste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #49,571 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fusil" and "fuste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "forte 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 #49,571 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.