Which to use
“refuta” and “rehúsa” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,563
- “refuta” frequency rank
- #39,961
- “rehúsa” frequency rank
- 85524
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | refuta | rehúsa |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de refutar. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de rehusar o de rehusarse. |
Where the eye mixes refuta and rehúsa
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. refuta and rehúsa follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses refuta with rehúsa
A purely visual mix-up. refuta ([reˈfut̪a]) and rehúsa ([reˈusa]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 85524, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
refuta is recorded at frequency rank #45,563, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈfut̪a]. rehúsa is at rank #39,961, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈusa].
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 85524, this pair ranks #6,052 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of refuta vs rehúsa
Shared letters: aer. Private to "refuta": ftu. Private to "rehúsa": hsú.
"refuta" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "rehúsa" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- refuta ← erfuta · reffuta · reftua · refuat · refutta · reufta · rfeuta · rrefuta
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "refuta" for "rehúsa" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "refuta" or "rehúsa" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "refuta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rehúsa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #6,052 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "refuta" and "rehúsa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rebota vs refuta". 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 #6,052 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.