Which to use
“redonner” and “refonder” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,066
- “redonner” frequency rank
- #44,682
- “refonder” frequency rank
- 53748
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | redonner | refonder |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Donner de nouveau la même chose. | Donner de nouvelles fondations à une entreprise, un pays, une ville... |
Where the eye mixes redonner and refonder
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. redonner and refonder follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: redonner vs refonder
A purely visual mix-up. redonner (\ʁə.dɔ.ne\) and refonder (\ʁə.fɔ̃.de\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53748, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
redonner is recorded at frequency rank #9,066, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.dɔ.ne\. refonder is at rank #44,682, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.fɔ̃.de\.
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 53748, this pair ranks #138,644 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of redonner vs refonder
Shared letters: denor. Private to "redonner": -. Private to "refonder": f.
"redonner" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "refonder" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "redonner" and "refonder" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "redonner" vs "refonder" - 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 "redonner" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "refonder" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #138,644 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "redonner" and "refonder" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "refonder vs refouler". 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 #138,644 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.