Which to use
“rédigé” and “refilé” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,751
- “rédigé” frequency rank
- #35,239
- “refilé” frequency rank
- 41990
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rédigé | refilé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de rédiger. | Participe passé masculin singulier de refiler. |
Where the eye mixes rédigé and refilé
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. rédigé and refilé follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between rédigé and refilé
A purely visual mix-up. rédigé (\ʁe.di.ʒe\) and refilé (\ʁə.fi.le\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41990, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rédigé is recorded at frequency rank #6,751, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.di.ʒe\. refilé is at rank #35,239, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.fi.le\.
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 41990, this pair ranks #229,028 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rédigé vs refilé
Shared letters: iré. Private to "rédigé": dg. Private to "refilé": efl.
"rédigé" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "refilé" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rédigé" for "refilé" ever safe?
Frequency check: "rédigé" vs "refilé" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "rédigé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "refilé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #229,028 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rédigé" and "refilé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recife vs refilé". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #229,028 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.