refaire

\ʁə.fɛʁ\

/\ʁə.fɛʁ\/ verb

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The verdict

“refaire” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #3,357 in French word frequency and used as a verb.

#3,357
frequency rank, French
7
letters
9
tracked misspellings
19
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Faire de nouveau ce qu’on a déjà fait.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

refaire vs retiré
57% similar
refaire vs refait
71% similar
refaire vs relire
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for refaire
PropertyValue
Headwordrefaire
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ʁə.fɛʁ\
Letters7
Frequency rank#3,357
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “refaire” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). refaire lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for refaire is 7 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ʁə.fɛʁ\. Corpus data places it at rank #3,357 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 11 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for refaire, with forms such as "erfaire", "reafire", and "refaier". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "retiré", "refait", "relire", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is refaire, spelled R-E-F-A-I-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Faire de nouveau ce qu’on a déjà fait.
  2. 2
    Faire une chose pour la première fois, mais à l’imitation de quelqu’un qui l’a déjà faite.
  3. 3
    Réparer, raccommoder, rajuster une chose ruinée ou abîmée.
  4. 4
    Recommencer.
  5. 5
    Remettre en vigueur et en bon état.
  6. 6
    Réapprovisionner.
  7. 7
    Tromper, duper.
  8. 8
    Redonner les cartes.
  9. 9
    Rétablir sa fortune, se récupérer de ses pertes.
  10. 10
    Rétablir sa fortune, se récupérer de ses pertes.
  11. 11
    Reregarder quelque chose.

This word in other languages

remake(English)reparar(Español)wiederholen(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: erfaire,reafire,refaier,refairre,refarie,reffaire,refiare,rfeaire,rrefaire

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of refaire - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

erfaire2reafire2refaier2refairre1refarie2reffaire1refiare2rfeaire2
Edit distance from "refaire"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "refaire"?
"refaire" is spelled R-E-F-A-I-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁə.fɛʁ\.
What does "refaire" mean?
As a verb, "refaire" means: Faire de nouveau ce qu’on a déjà fait.
What words are commonly confused with "refaire"?
"refaire" is commonly confused with "retiré", "refait", "relire". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "refaire"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "refaire" is \ʁə.fɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "refaire" come from?
"refaire" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “refaire”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is R-E-F-A-I-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʁə.fɛʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “retiré” - see the side-by-side comparison. refaire vs retiré
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list