Which to use
“fuis” and “fuse” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,680
- “fuis” frequency rank
- #46,778
- “fuse” frequency rank
- 61458
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fuis | fuse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin pluriel de fuir. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe fuser. |
Where the eye mixes fuis and fuse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. fuis (CVVC) and fuse (CVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses fuis with fuse
A purely visual mix-up. fuis (\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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61458, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fuis is recorded at frequency rank #14,680, 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 61458, this pair ranks #92,187 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of fuis vs fuse
Shared letters: fsu. Private to "fuis": i. Private to "fuse": e.
"fuis" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "fuse" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fuis" for "fuse" ever safe?
Frequency check: "fuis" vs "fuse" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "fuis" and "fuse" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fuis" 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 #92,187 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fuis" 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 #92,187 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.