Which to use
“fumado” is an adjective and “fusão” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,616
- “fumado” frequency rank
- #6,886
- “fusão” frequency rank
- 39502
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fumado | fusão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | o mesmo que defumado | o fato de fundir |
Where the eye mixes fumado and fusão
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. fumado 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.
Why the eye confuses fumado with fusão
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fumado is /fu.ˈma.du/ while fusão is /fu.ˈzɐ̃w̃/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39502, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fumado is recorded at frequency rank #32,616, classified as anadj, pronounced /fu.ˈma.du/. 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 39502, this pair ranks #26,729 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fumado vs fusão
Shared letters: fou. Private to "fumado": adm. Private to "fusão": sã.
"fumado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "fusão" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- fumado ← ffumado · fmuado · fuamdo · fumaddo · fumaod · fumdao · fummado · ufmado
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fumado" for "fusão" ever safe?
Frequency check: "fumado" vs "fusão" - which ranks higher?
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 "fumado" 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 #26,729 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fumado" and "fusão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "finado vs fumado". 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 #26,729 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.