Which to use
“fusion” and “fusions” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,538
- “fusion” frequency rank
- #22,871
- “fusions” frequency rank
- 26409
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fusion | fusions |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Liquéfaction d’un corps par l’action de la chaleur. | Pluriel de fusion. |
Same sound, different letters: fusion vs fusions
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. fusion runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against fusions's 7 (CVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - fusion and fusions
This is the hard kind. fusion and fusions are pronounced identically (\fy.zjɔ̃\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “fusion” sits inside “fusions”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26409, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fusion is recorded at frequency rank #3,538, classified as anoun, pronounced \fy.zjɔ̃\. fusions is at rank #22,871, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fy.zjɔ̃\.
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 26409, this pair ranks #335,189 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fusion vs fusions
Shared letters: finosu. Private to "fusion": -. Private to "fusions": -.
"fusion" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "fusions" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fusion" and "fusions" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "fusion" vs "fusions" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "fusion" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fusions" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #335,189 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fusion" and "fusions" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fusionne vs fusions". 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 #335,189 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.