Which to use
“fado” and “fuso” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,319
- “fado” frequency rank
- #20,614
- “fuso” frequency rank
- 42933
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fado | fuso |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | destino | seção de superfície esférica compreendida entre dois semi-círculos de uma esfera |
Where the eye mixes fado and fuso
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. fado and fuso follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between fado and fuso
A purely visual mix-up. fado (/ˈfa.du/) and fuso (/ˈfu.zu/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42933, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fado is recorded at frequency rank #22,319, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈfa.du/. fuso is at rank #20,614, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈfu.zu/.
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 42933, this pair ranks #22,765 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fado vs fuso
Shared letters: fo. Private to "fado": ad. Private to "fuso": su.
"fado" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "fuso" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fado" for "fuso" ever safe?
Frequency check: "fado" vs "fuso" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "fado" and "fuso" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fuso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #22,765 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fado" and "fuso" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fosco vs fuso". 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 #22,765 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.