refouler

\ʁə.fu.le\

/\ʁə.fu.le\/ verb

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The verdict

“refouler” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #32,152. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,152
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fouler (presser) de nouveau.

Corpus desk

Index FR-refouler · refouler · French

refouler · rank #32,152 · 11 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #32,152
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH reformer

Nearest frequency peer: reformer (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « refouler »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « refouler » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

refouler vs rouler
75% similar
refouler vs refuser
75% similar
refouler vs réguler
63% similar

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

Key facts for refouler
PropertyValue
Headwordrefouler
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ʁə.fu.le\
Letters8
Frequency rank#32,152
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « refouler »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).refoulerse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « reformer » (#32,151), « refusons » (#32,153), « refermé » (#32,150). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « refouler » est au #32,152. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around refouler (IPA \ʁə.fu.le\), averb. Corpus frequency is #32,152 among 5,742 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for refouler, with forms such as "erfouler", "reffouler", and "refoluer". 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 17 confusable-pair relationships, "rouler", "refuser", "réguler", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is refouler, spelled R-E-F-O-U-L-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fouler (presser) de nouveau.
  2. 2
    Fouler (marcher sur) de nouveau.
  3. 3
    Sentir fort ; puer.
  4. 4
    Se fouler de nouveau (une articulation).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how refouler appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Refouler une étoffe.
  2. Refouler la vendange.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erfouler
  • reffouler
  • refoluer
  • refouelr
  • refoulerr
  • refouller
  • refoulre
  • refuoler
  • reofuler
  • rfeouler
  • rrefouler

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of refouler - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

erfouler2reffouler1refoluer2refouelr2refoulerr1refouller1refoulre2refuoler2
Edit distance from "refouler"

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 "refouler"?
"refouler" is spelled R-E-F-O-U-L-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁə.fu.le\.
What does "refouler" mean?
As a verb, "refouler" means: Fouler (presser) de nouveau.
What words are commonly confused with "refouler"?
"refouler" is commonly confused with "rouler", "refuser", "réguler". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "refouler"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "refouler" 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 "refouler" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "refouler", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

reformer#32,151refusons#32,153rectifié#32,148ralentie#32,144

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

refermé11 variantsrehausser11 variantsrarissime11 variantspéniche11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list