Which to use
“friso” and “fuso” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,371
- “friso” frequency rank
- #20,614
- “fuso” frequency rank
- 67985
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | friso | fuso |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | faixa ou tira ao longo de uma parede usada como ornamento | seção de superfície esférica compreendida entre dois semi-círculos de uma esfera |
Where the eye mixes friso and fuso
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. friso runs 5 letters (CCVCV) against fuso's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: friso vs fuso
A purely visual mix-up. friso (/ˈfɾi.zu/) 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 67985, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
friso is recorded at frequency rank #47,371, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈfɾi.zu/. 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 67985, this pair ranks #4,437 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of friso vs fuso
Shared letters: fos. Private to "friso": ir. Private to "fuso": u.
"friso" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "fuso" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "friso" and "fuso" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "friso" or "fuso"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "friso" 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 #4,437 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "friso" and "fuso" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "feioso vs friso". 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 #4,437 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.