refoulée

\ʁə.fu.le\

/\ʁə.fu.le\/ adj

The verdict

“refoulée” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #49,899. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#49,899
frequency rank, French
507,453
“R” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Féminin singulier de refoulé.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

refoulée vs roulée
75% similar
refoulée vs refusée
75% similar
refoulée vs régulée
63% similar

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

Key facts for refoulée
PropertyValue
Headwordrefoulée
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ʁə.fu.le\
Letters8
Frequency rank#49,899
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “refoulée” 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). refoulée lands here:

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

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around refoulée (IPA \ʁə.fu.le\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #49,899 among 507,453 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Féminin singulier de refoulé.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for refoulée, with forms such as "erfoulée", "reffoulée", and "refoluée". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "roulée", "refusée", "régulée", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is refoulée, spelled R-E-F-O-U-L-É-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Féminin singulier de refoulé.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erfoulée
  • reffoulée
  • refoluée
  • refoulee
  • refouleé
  • refoullée
  • refouéle
  • refuolée
  • reofulée
  • rfeoulée
  • rrefoulée

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of refoulée - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

erfoulée2reffoulée1refoluée2refoulee1refouleé2refoullée1refouéle2refuolée2
Edit distance from "refoulée"

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 "refoulée"?
"refoulée" is spelled R-E-F-O-U-L-É-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁə.fu.le\.
What does "refoulée" mean?
As an adjective, "refoulée" means: Féminin singulier de refoulé.
What words are commonly confused with "refoulée"?
"refoulée" is commonly confused with "roulée", "refusée", "régulée". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "refoulée"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "refoulée" is \ʁə.fu.le\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "refoulée" come from?
"refoulée" 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 “refoulée”

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

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

Same frequency band

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