Which to use
“fusão” and “fuso” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,886
- “fusão” frequency rank
- #20,614
- “fuso” frequency rank
- 27500
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fusão | fuso |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | o fato de fundir | seção de superfície esférica compreendida entre dois semi-círculos de uma esfera |
Where the eye mixes fusão and fuso
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. fusão runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against fuso's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses fusão with fuso
A purely visual mix-up. fusão (/fu.ˈzɐ̃w̃/) 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 27500, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fusão is recorded at frequency rank #6,886, classified as anoun, pronounced /fu.ˈzɐ̃w̃/. 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 27500, this pair ranks #41,451 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fusão vs fuso
Shared letters: fosu. Private to "fusão": ã. Private to "fuso": -.
"fusão" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "fuso" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- fuso ← ffuso · fsuo · fuos · fusso · ufso
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fusão" for "fuso" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "fusão" or "fuso" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "fusão" and "fuso" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fusão" 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 #41,451 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fusão" 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 #41,451 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.