fusiller

\fy.zi.je\

/\fy.zi.je\/ verb

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The verdict

“fusiller” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #36,409. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,409
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tuer à coups de fusil.

Corpus desk

Index FR-fusiller · fusiller · French

fusiller · rank #36,409 · 10 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #36,409
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH fédérés

Nearest frequency peer: fédérés (+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 « fusiller »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « fusiller » 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

fusiller vs fusillés
75% similar
fusiller vs fusible
75% similar
fusiller vs fouiller
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for fusiller
PropertyValue
Headwordfusiller
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\fy.zi.je\
Letters8
Frequency rank#36,409
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « fusiller »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).fusillerse 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 « fédérés » (#36,410), « frontalières » (#36,407), « fétiches » (#36,411). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « fusiller » est au #36,409. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around fusiller (IPA \fy.zi.je\), averb. Corpus frequency is #36,409 among 3,276 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for fusiller, with forms such as "ffusiller", "fsuiller", and "fuisller". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "fusillés", "fusible", "fouiller", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is fusiller, spelled F-U-S-I-L-L-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tuer à coups de fusil.
  2. 2
    Exécuter par fusillade une personne condamnée à être passée par les armes.
  3. 3
    Dire du mal ou écrire du mal de quelqu’un ou de quelque chose.
  4. 4
    Lancer un regard.
  5. 5
    Photographier rapidement, en rafale. (Aujourd’hui, on emploie plutôt dans ce sens mitrailler.)
  6. 6
    Échanger des coups de fusil ; combattre à coups de fusil.
  7. 7
    Détruire ou détériorer, souvent par une mauvaise manipulation.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Aussi les défenseurs du fort se placèrent résolument derrière les barricades et commencèrent à fusiller les Indiens avec une justesse et une précision.
  2. Le 16 mars, pendant qu'on se fusillait à Léchelle, le duc de Reggio, qui devait défendre le passage du ravin de Richebourg et le duc de Tarente, qui commandait (…), jouaient au « trente et quarante » dans la chambre de M. Saussier, fermier à Cormeron.

This word in other languages

fusilar(Español)erschießen(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffusiller
  • fsuiller
  • fuisller
  • fusilelr
  • fusiler
  • fusillerr
  • fusillre
  • fusliler
  • fussiller
  • ufsiller

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ffusiller1fsuiller2fuisller2fusilelr2fusiler1fusillerr1fusillre2fusliler2
Edit distance from "fusiller"

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 "fusiller"?
"fusiller" is spelled F-U-S-I-L-L-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \fy.zi.je\.
What does "fusiller" mean?
As a verb, "fusiller" means: Tuer à coups de fusil.
What words are commonly confused with "fusiller"?
"fusiller" is commonly confused with "fusillés", "fusible", "fouiller". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fusiller"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fusiller" is \fy.zi.je\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fusiller" come from?
"fusiller" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

fétiches#36,411Gantoise#36,413frappeur#36,403finirais#36,394

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

frauder10 variantsGilmore10 variantsGranada10 variantsgrowth10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list