Which to use
“réduis” and “refais” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,708
- “réduis” frequency rank
- #15,992
- “refais” frequency rank
- 60700
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réduis | refais |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de réduire. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de refaire. |
Where the eye mixes réduis and refais
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. réduis and refais follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: réduis vs refais
A purely visual mix-up. réduis (\ʁe.dɥi\) and refais (\ʁə.fɛ\) 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 60700, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
réduis is recorded at frequency rank #44,708, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.dɥi\. refais is at rank #15,992, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.fɛ\.
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 60700, this pair ranks #96,263 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of réduis vs refais
Shared letters: irs. Private to "réduis": dué. Private to "refais": aef.
"réduis" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "refais" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- refais ← erfais · reafis · refaiss · refasi · reffais · refias · rfeais · rrefais
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "réduis" and "refais" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "réduis" or "refais" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "réduis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "refais" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #96,263 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réduis" and "refais" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réduis vs Reis". 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 #96,263 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.