Which to use
“fusil” and “futsal” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,661
- “fusil” frequency rank
- #38,305
- “futsal” frequency rank
- 43966
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fusil | futsal |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Petite pièce d’acier avec laquelle on battait un silex pour en tirer du feu. | Variante du football, qui se joue en salle, par équipe de cinq avec un ballon plus petit et plus lourd que le ballon utilisé par les équipes de 11 joueurs. |
Where the eye mixes fusil and futsal
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. fusil runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against futsal's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: fusil vs futsal
A purely visual mix-up. fusil (\fy.zi\) and futsal (\fut.sal\) 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 43966, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fusil is recorded at frequency rank #5,661, classified as anoun, pronounced \fy.zi\. futsal is at rank #38,305, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fut.sal\.
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 43966, this pair ranks #214,034 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fusil vs futsal
Shared letters: flsu. Private to "fusil": i. Private to "futsal": at.
"fusil" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "futsal" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fusil" for "futsal" ever safe?
Which is more common, "fusil" or "futsal"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "fusil" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "futsal" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #214,034 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fusil" and "futsal" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fûts vs futsal". 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 #214,034 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.