# refuse vs Rufus

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Rufus
*name · IPA /ˈɹuːfəs/ · frequency rank #19,443*
Either of two persons mentioned in the New Testament (in Mark 15:21 and Romans 16:13).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/refuse-vs-rufus