Which to use
“réduites” and “refaites” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,684
- “réduites” frequency rank
- #35,679
- “refaites” frequency rank
- 49363
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réduites | refaites |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de réduit. | Féminin pluriel de refait. |
Where the eye mixes réduites and refaites
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. réduites and refaites follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: réduites vs refaites
A purely visual mix-up. réduites (\ʁe.dɥit\) and refaites (\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 49363, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
réduites is recorded at frequency rank #13,684, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.dɥit\. refaites is at rank #35,679, 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 49363, this pair ranks #171,305 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of réduites vs refaites
Shared letters: eirst. Private to "réduites": dué. Private to "refaites": af.
"réduites" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC · "refaites" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- refaites ← erfaites · reafites · refaiets · refaitess · refaitse · refaittes · refaties · reffaites
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "réduites" for "refaites" ever safe?
Frequency check: "réduites" vs "refaites" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "réduites" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "refaites" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #171,305 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réduites" and "refaites" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "refaites vs relatés". 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 #171,305 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.