Which to use
“réduite” and “refaite” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,708
- “réduite” frequency rank
- #27,594
- “refaite” frequency rank
- 32302
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réduite | refaite |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de réduit. | Féminin singulier de refait. |
Where the eye mixes réduite and refaite
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: réduite vs refaite
A purely visual mix-up. réduite (\ʁe.dɥit\) and refaite (\ʁə.fɛt\) 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 32302, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
réduite is recorded at frequency rank #4,708, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.dɥit\. refaite is at rank #27,594, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁə.fɛt\.
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 32302, this pair ranks #298,136 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of réduite vs refaite
Shared letters: eirt. Private to "réduite": dué. Private to "refaite": af.
"réduite" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "refaite" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- refaite ← erfaite · reafite · refaiet · refaitte · refatie · reffaite · refiate · rfeaite
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "réduite" and "refaite" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "réduite" or "refaite" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "réduite" and "refaite" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "réduite" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "refaite" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #298,136 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réduite" and "refaite" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "refaite vs refaits". 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 #298,136 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.