refusée

\ʁə.fy.ze\

/\ʁə.fy.ze\/ adj

The verdict

“refusée” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #13,896. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,896
frequency rank, French
507,453
“R” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

refusée vs refuser
71% similar
refusée vs réputée
57% similar
refusée vs réfuter
43% similar

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

Key facts for refusée
PropertyValue
Headwordrefusée
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ʁə.fy.ze\
Letters7
Frequency rank#13,896
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “refusée” 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). refusée 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 10 spelling variants around refusée (IPA \ʁə.fy.ze\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #13,896 among 507,453 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Féminin singulier de refusé.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for refusée, with forms such as "erfusée", "reffusée", and "refsuée". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "refuser", "réputée", "réfuter", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 refusée, spelled R-E-F-U-S-É-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Féminin singulier de refusé.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erfusée
  • reffusée
  • refsuée
  • refusee
  • refuseé
  • refussée
  • refuése
  • reufsée
  • rfeusée
  • rrefusée

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of refusée - 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.

erfusée2reffusée1refsuée2refusee1refuseé2refussée1refuése2reufsée2
Edit distance from "refusée"

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 "refusée"?
"refusée" is spelled R-E-F-U-S-É-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁə.fy.ze\.
What does "refusée" mean?
As an adjective, "refusée" means: Féminin singulier de refusé.
What words are commonly confused with "refusée"?
"refusée" is commonly confused with "refuser", "réputée", "réfuter". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "refusée"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "refusée" is \ʁə.fy.ze\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "refusée" come from?
"refusée" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “refusée”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is R-E-F-U-S-É-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʁə.fy.ze\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “refuser” - see the side-by-side comparison. refusée vs refuser
  • 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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list