fusion

\fy.zjɔ̃\

/\fy.zjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“fusion” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #3,538. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,538
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Liquéfaction d’un corps par l’action de la chaleur.

Corpus desk

Index FR-fusion · fusion · French

fusion · rank #3,538 · 8 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,538
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH free

Nearest frequency peer: free (-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 « fusion »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « fusion » 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).

fusion vs fusions
86% similar
fusion vs fusionne
75% similar
fusion vs fion
67% similar

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

Key facts for fusion
PropertyValue
Headwordfusion
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fy.zjɔ̃\
Letters6
Frequency rank#3,538
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « fusion »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.fusionse 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 « free » (#3,537), « gris » (#3,539), « francs » (#3,536). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « fusion » est au #3,538. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around fusion (IPA \fy.zjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,538 among 3,276 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for fusion, with forms such as "ffusion", "fsuion", and "fuison". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "fusions", "fusionne", "fion", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is fusion, spelled F-U-S-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Liquéfaction d’un corps par l’action de la chaleur.
  2. 2
    Dissolution d’un corps dans un liquide auquel on le mélange.
  3. 3
    Regroupement de deux entreprises en une seule.
  4. 4
    Regroupement de deux entités politiques pour en faire une seule.
  5. 5
    Regroupement de deux ou plusieurs municipalités ou communes pour en faire une seule.
  6. 6
    Addition de deux éléments distincts pour en faire un tout.
  7. 7
    Fusion nucléaire.
  8. 8
    État dans lequel une personne confond ses désirs et ses sentiments avec ceux d'un proche.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La fusion de l’acier pour qu’il ait les qualités qu’on recherche ne peut se faire avec un flux où il entre des matières charbonneuses; celles-ci dans la fusion le rendent intraitable.
  2. Je vous demande pardon […], mais cette eau ne peut aucunement provenir de la fusion de la glace.

Antonyms

cristallisationfission

This word in other languages

melting(English)fusión(Español)Fusion(Deutsch)fusão(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffusion
  • fsuion
  • fuison
  • fusino
  • fusionn
  • fusoin
  • fussion
  • ufsion

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ffusion1fsuion2fuison2fusino2fusionn1fusoin2fussion1ufsion2
Edit distance from "fusion"

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 "fusion"?
"fusion" is spelled F-U-S-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \fy.zjɔ̃\.
What does "fusion" mean?
As a noun, "fusion" means: Liquéfaction d’un corps par l’action de la chaleur.
What words are commonly confused with "fusion"?
"fusion" is commonly confused with "fusions", "fusionne", "fion". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fusion"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fusion" is \fy.zjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fusion" come from?
"fusion" 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 "fusion", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

francs#3,536ferais#3,534marins#3,543dirige#3,529

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

diable8 variantschers8 variantsprévue8 variantsamener8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list