fuzil

noun

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The verdict

“fuzil” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #14,148. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,148
frequency rank, Portuguese
853
“F” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - peça de metal com que se atritava uma pederneira (por exemplo, sílex) para produzir centelhas

Corpus desk

Index PT-fuzil · fuzil · Portuguese

fuzil · rank #14,148 · 7 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,148
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 853
  • PHOTO-FINISH freira

Nearest frequency peer: freira (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “fuzil”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “fuzil” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

fuzil vs fui
60% similar
fuzil vs fil
60% similar
fuzil vs full
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for fuzil
PropertyValue
Headwordfuzil
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters5
Frequency rank#14,148
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “fuzil”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.fuzilcai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “freira” (#14,147), “gigantesco” (#14,151), “grafite” (#14,154). Entre 853 lemas com “F”, “fuzil” fica em #14,148. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around fuzil, anoun. Corpus frequency is #14,148 among 853 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 13 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for fuzil, with forms such as "ffuzil", "fuizl", and "fuzill". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "fui", "fil", "full", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is fuzil, spelled F-U-Z-I-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    peça de metal com que se atritava uma pederneira (por exemplo, sílex) para produzir centelhas
  2. 2
    golpe sofrido por forte emoção
  3. 3
    o mesmo que relâmpago (clarão repentino)
  4. 4
    cada um dos elos de metal de uma corrente
  5. 5
    vínculo
  6. 6
    aro de ferro que prende à tábua de arremate a serra grande dos serradores
  7. 7
    argola de metal que prende a lâmina do enxó ao cabo
  8. 8
    instrumento em forma de estoque, com punho e geralmente sem fio de corte, que serve para amolar facas e facões
  9. 9
    isqueiro de chifre de boi; binga
  10. 10
    nome dos ossos do antebraço e da perna
  11. 11
    arma portátil de cano comprido; espécie de carabina; espingarda
  12. 12
    (Regionalismo: Portugal) elo da amarra de navio
  13. 13
    parte achatada da haste do anzol onde se fixa a linha por meio do estrovo

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how fuzil appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. O fuzil da paixão tirou-lhe o bom senso.
  2. Amigos estreitos por um fuzil político.

This word in other languages

fusil(Español)fusil(Français)Gewehr(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffuzil
  • fuizl
  • fuzill
  • fuzli
  • fuzzil
  • fzuil
  • ufzil

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fuzil - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ffuzil1fuizl2fuzill1fuzli2fuzzil1fzuil2ufzil2
Edit distance from "fuzil"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "fuzil"?
"fuzil" is spelled F-U-Z-I-L.
What does "fuzil" mean?
As a noun, "fuzil" means: peça de metal com que se atritava uma pederneira (por exemplo, sílex) para produzir centelhas
What words are commonly confused with "fuzil"?
"fuzil" is commonly confused with "fui", "fil", "full". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "fuzil" come from?
"fuzil" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "fuzil", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

fight#14,141farra#14,140litro#14,180mercê#14,186

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Leiria7 variantscourt7 variantsmíssil7 variantscasco7 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list