# refuse vs reuse

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### refuse
*adjective · IPA /ˈɹɛfjuːs/ · frequency rank #3,718*
Discarded, rejected.

### reuse
*noun · IPA /ɹiːˈjuːs/ · frequency rank #17,938*
The act of salvaging or in some manner restoring a discarded item to yield something usable.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/refuse-vs-reuse