Which to use
“fisco” and “fuso” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,286
- “fisco” frequency rank
- #20,614
- “fuso” frequency rank
- 58900
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fisco | fuso |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | recursos destinados à manutenção do príncipe da Roma Imperial | seção de superfície esférica compreendida entre dois semi-círculos de uma esfera |
Where the eye mixes fisco and fuso
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. fisco runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against fuso's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between fisco and fuso
A purely visual mix-up. fisco (/ˈfiʃ.ku/) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58900, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fisco is recorded at frequency rank #38,286, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈfiʃ.ku/. 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 58900, this pair ranks #8,485 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of fisco vs fuso
Shared letters: fos. Private to "fisco": ci. Private to "fuso": u.
"fisco" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "fuso" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fisco" for "fuso" ever safe?
Which is more common, "fisco" or "fuso"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "fisco" 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 #8,485 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fisco" and "fuso" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "filão vs fisco". 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 #8,485 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.