réfractaires
\ʁe.fʁak.tɛʁ\
The verdict
“réfractaires” has 19 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #22,689. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #22,689
- frequency rank, French
- 507,453
- “R” headwords
- 19
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pluriel de réfractaire.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | réfractaires |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ʁe.fʁak.tɛʁ\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #22,689 |
| Misspellings tracked | 19 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “réfractaires” sits in French frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 19 spelling variants around réfractaires (IPA \ʁe.fʁak.tɛʁ\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #22,689 among 507,453 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de réfractaire.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for réfractaires, with forms such as "refractaires", "rféractaires", and "rréfractaires". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "réfractaire", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is réfractaires, spelled R-É-F-R-A-C-T-A-I-R-E-S.
Definition
- 1Pluriel de réfractaire.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- refractaires
- rféractaires
- rréfractaires
- réfarctaires
- réffractaires
- réfracatires
- réfracctaires
- réfractaiers
- réfractairess
- réfractairres
- réfractairse
- réfractaries
- réfractiares
- réfracttaires
- réfratcaires
- réfrcataires
- réfrractaires
- rérfactaires
- érfractaires
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of réfractaires - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “réfractaires”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is R-É-F-R-A-C-T-A-I-R-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ʁe.fʁak.tɛʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “réfractaire” - see the side-by-side comparison. réfractaires vs réfractaire
- 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.