Which to use
“fui” and “fuse” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,318
- “fui” frequency rank
- #46,778
- “fuse” frequency rank
- 56096
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fui | fuse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de fuir. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe fuser. |
Where the eye mixes fui and fuse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses fui with fuse
A purely visual mix-up. fui (\fɥi\) 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 56096, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fui is recorded at frequency rank #9,318, classified as averb, pronounced \fɥi\. 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 56096, this pair ranks #123,283 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fui vs fuse
Shared letters: fu. Private to "fui": i. Private to "fuse": es.
"fui" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "fuse" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- fuse ← ffuse · fsue · fues · fusse · ufse
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fui" and "fuse" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "fui" or "fuse" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "fui" 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 #123,283 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fui" 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 #123,283 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.