Which to use
“foute” and “fuse” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,598
- “foute” frequency rank
- #46,778
- “fuse” frequency rank
- 71376
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | foute | fuse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de foutre. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe fuser. |
Where the eye mixes foute and fuse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: foute vs fuse
A purely visual mix-up. foute (\fut\) and fuse (\fyz\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71376, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
foute is recorded at frequency rank #24,598, classified as averb, pronounced \fut\. fuse is at rank #46,778, tagged as averb, pronounced \fyz\.
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 71376, this pair ranks #47,772 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of foute vs fuse
Shared letters: efu. Private to "foute": ot. Private to "fuse": s.
"foute" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "fuse" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "foute" and "fuse" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "foute" or "fuse"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "foute" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fuse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #47,772 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "foute" and "fuse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Fee vs fuse". 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 #47,772 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.