# read vs ref

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### read
*noun · IPA \ɹiːd\ · frequency rank #18,298*
Lecture.

### ref
*noun · IPA \ˈɹɛf\ · frequency rank #19,129*
Arbitre.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/read-vs-ref