Which to use
“rabais” is a noun and “refais” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,034
- “rabais” frequency rank
- #15,992
- “refais” frequency rank
- 28026
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rabais | refais |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acte par lequel un vendeur consent une diminution sur le prix d’un objet ou sur la rémunération d’un travail. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de refaire. |
Where the eye mixes rabais and refais
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: rabais is \ʁa.bɛ\ while refais is \ʁə.fɛ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28026, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rabais is recorded at frequency rank #12,034, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁa.bɛ\. refais is at rank #15,992, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.fɛ\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 28026, this pair ranks #325,342 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rabais vs refais
Shared letters: airs. Private to "rabais": b. Private to "refais": ef.
"rabais" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "refais" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC