Which to use
“réalités” is a noun and “refaites” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,033
- “réalités” frequency rank
- #35,679
- “refaites” frequency rank
- 43712
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réalités | refaites |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de réalité. | Féminin pluriel de refait. |
Where the eye mixes réalités and refaites
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. réalités (CVVCVCVC) and refaites (CVCVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between réalités and refaites
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: réalités is \ʁe.a.li.te\ while refaites is \ʁə.fɛt\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43712, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
réalités is recorded at frequency rank #8,033, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.a.li.te\. refaites is at rank #35,679, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁə.fɛt\.
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 43712, this pair ranks #216,014 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of réalités vs refaites
Shared letters: airst. Private to "réalités": lé. Private to "refaites": ef.
"réalités" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC · "refaites" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- refaites ← erfaites · reafites · refaiets · refaitess · refaitse · refaittes · refaties · reffaites
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "réalités" and "refaites" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "réalités" vs "refaites" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "réalités" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "refaites" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #216,014 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réalités" and "refaites" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "refaites vs relatés". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #216,014 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.