Which to use
“redouter” and “refouler” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,681
- “redouter” frequency rank
- #32,152
- “refouler” frequency rank
- 63833
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | redouter | refouler |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Craindre fort. | Fouler (presser) de nouveau. |
Where the eye mixes redouter and refouler
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between redouter and refouler
A purely visual mix-up. redouter (\ʁə.du.te\) and refouler (\ʁə.fu.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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63833, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
redouter is recorded at frequency rank #31,681, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.du.te\. refouler is at rank #32,152, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.fu.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 63833, this pair ranks #79,993 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of redouter vs refouler
Shared letters: eoru. Private to "redouter": dt. Private to "refouler": fl.
"redouter" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC · "refouler" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "redouter" and "refouler" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "redouter" or "refouler"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "redouter" and "refouler" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "redouter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "refouler" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #79,993 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "redouter" and "refouler" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "refoulée 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 #79,993 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.