Which to use
“fulano” and “fusão” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,777
- “fulano” frequency rank
- #6,886
- “fusão” frequency rank
- 23663
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fulano | fusão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | pessoa qualquer não especificada; usado para completar o espaço que deveria ser preenchido pelo nome de uma pessoa qualquer em uma frase: | o fato de fundir |
Letter map: fulano vs fusão
Shared letters muted; letters that set fulano and fusão apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. fulano runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against fusão's 5 (CVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - fulano / fusão
fulano and fusão are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23663, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fulano is recorded at frequency rank #16,777, classified as anoun. fusão is at rank #6,886, tagged as anoun, pronounced /fu.ˈzɐ̃w̃/.
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 23663, this pair ranks #46,118 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fulano vs fusão
Shared letters: fou. Private to "fulano": aln. Private to "fusão": sã.
"fulano" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "fusão" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- fulano ← ffulano · fluano · fualno · fulanno · fulaon · fullano · fulnao · uflano
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fulano" for "fusão" ever safe?
Which is more common, "fulano" or "fusão"?
After this comparison
Pair "fulano" vs "fusão" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "fulano" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fusão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #46,118 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fulano" and "fusão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "filão vs fulano". 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 #46,118 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.