# redouter vs refouler

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### redouter
*verb · IPA \ʁə.du.te\ · frequency rank #31,681*
Craindre fort.

### refouler
*verb · IPA \ʁə.fu.le\ · frequency rank #32,152*
Fouler (presser) de nouveau.

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