Which to use
“fus” and “fuse” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,029
- “fus” frequency rank
- #46,778
- “fuse” frequency rank
- 65807
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fus | fuse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du passé simple de être. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe fuser. |
Where the eye mixes fus and fuse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. fus runs 3 letters (CVC) against fuse's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between fus and fuse
A purely visual mix-up. fus (\fy\) 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 extra letter(s) - “fus” sits inside “fuse”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65807, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fus is recorded at frequency rank #19,029, classified as averb, pronounced \fy\. 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 65807, this pair ranks #70,672 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of fus vs fuse
Shared letters: fsu. Private to "fus": -. Private to "fuse": e.
"fus" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "fuse" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- fuse ← ffuse · fsue · fues · fusse · ufse
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fus" and "fuse" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "fus" vs "fuse" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "fus" 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 #70,672 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fus" 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 #70,672 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.