fuzz

/fʌz/

//fʌz// noun

The verdict

“fuzz” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #64,198 among 853 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,198
frequency rank, Portuguese
853
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - fiapo (em tecidos ou frutas)

Corpus desk

Index PT-fuzz · fuzz · Portuguese

fuzz · rank #64,198 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,198
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 853
  • PHOTO-FINISH furtivamente

Nearest frequency peer: furtivamente (-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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “fuzz”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “fuzz” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for fuzz
PropertyValue
Headwordfuzz
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/fʌz/
Letters4
Frequency rank#64,198
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “fuzz” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).fuzzcai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “furtivamente” (#64,197), “frutificar” (#64,193), “folgar” (#64,182). Entre 853 lemas com “F”, “fuzz” fica em #64,198. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

fuzz is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #64,198 among 853 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /fʌz/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "fiapo (em tecidos ou frutas)".

Zero misspellings are on record for fuzz in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 fuzz, spelled F-U-Z-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    fiapo (em tecidos ou frutas)

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 "fuzz"?
"fuzz" is spelled F-U-Z-Z. The IPA pronunciation is /fʌz/.
What does "fuzz" mean?
As a noun, "fuzz" means: fiapo (em tecidos ou frutas)
How do you pronounce "fuzz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fuzz" is /fʌz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fuzz" come from?
"fuzz" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list