Which to use
“Fuchs” is a noun and “fus” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,300
- “Fuchs” frequency rank
- #19,029
- “fus” frequency rank
- 60329
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Fuchs | fus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Renard (animal). | Première personne du singulier du passé simple de être. |
Where the eye mixes Fuchs and fus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Fuchs and fus
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Fuchs is \fʊks\ while fus is \fy\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60329, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Fuchs is recorded at frequency rank #41,300, classified as anoun, pronounced \fʊks\. fus is at rank #19,029, tagged as averb, pronounced \fy\.
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 60329, this pair ranks #98,180 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Fuchs vs fus
Shared letters: fsu. Private to "Fuchs": ch. Private to "fus": -.
"Fuchs" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "fus" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Fuchs ← fcuhs · ffuchs · fucchs · fuchhs · fuchss · fucsh · fuhcs · ufchs
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Fuchs" and "fus" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Fuchs" or "fus"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Fuchs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #98,180 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Fuchs" and "fus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fichus vs Fuchs". 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 #98,180 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.