fuselage

\fyz.laʒ\

/\fyz.laʒ\/ noun

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The verdict

“fuselage” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #35,054. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,054
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Caisson à ossature métallique, en forme de fuseau, constituant le corps des avions et portant les ailes, les organes de stabilisation, de direction et de manœuvre, les appareils de navigation, les ...

Corpus desk

Index FR-fuselage · fuselage · French

fuselage · rank #35,054 · 11 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,054
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH frénétique

Nearest frequency peer: frénétique (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « fuselage »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « fuselage » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for fuselage
PropertyValue
Headwordfuselage
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fyz.laʒ\
Letters8
Frequency rank#35,054
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « fuselage »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).fuselagese place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « frénétique » (#35,053), « gagnerez » (#35,055), « fruité » (#35,052). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « fuselage » est au #35,054. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around fuselage (IPA \fyz.laʒ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #35,054 among 3,276 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for fuselage, with forms such as "ffuselage", "fsuelage", and "fueslage". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is fuselage, spelled F-U-S-E-L-A-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Caisson à ossature métallique, en forme de fuseau, constituant le corps des avions et portant les ailes, les organes de stabilisation, de direction et de manœuvre, les appareils de navigation, les réservoirs, l’armement, et abritant le pilote et les passagers.
  2. 2
    Carapace métallique d’un véhicule de transport en forme de fuseau.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how fuselage appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Il semble que tout l'effort industriel de l'homme, tous ses calculs, toutes ses nuits de veille sur les épures, n'aboutissent, comme signes visibles, qu'à la seule simplicité, comme s'il fallait l'expérience de plusieurs générations pour dégager peu à peu la courbe d'une colonne, d'une carène, ou d'un fuselage d'avion, jusqu'à leur rendre la pureté élémen…

This word in other languages

fuselage(English)fuselaje(Español)Rumpf(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffuselage
  • fsuelage
  • fueslage
  • fusealge
  • fuselaeg
  • fuselagge
  • fuselgae
  • fusellage
  • fusleage
  • fusselage
  • ufselage

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fuselage - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ffuselage1fsuelage2fueslage2fusealge2fuselaeg2fuselagge1fuselgae2fusellage1
Edit distance from "fuselage"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "fuselage"?
"fuselage" is spelled F-U-S-E-L-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is \fyz.laʒ\.
What does "fuselage" mean?
As a noun, "fuselage" means: Caisson à ossature métallique, en forme de fuseau, constituant le corps des avions et portant les ailes, les organes de stabilisation, de direction et de manœuvre, les appareils de navigation, les ...
What are common misspellings of "fuselage"?
Common misspellings include "ffuselage", "fsuelage", "fueslage", "fusealge", "fuselaeg". The correct spelling is "fuselage".
How do you pronounce "fuselage"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fuselage" is \fyz.laʒ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fuselage" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "fuselage", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

gagnerez#35,055gencives#35,059Girardin#35,062Gonzague#35,065

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

flamber11 variantsEuphrate11 variantsenverrait11 variantsLellouche11 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list