Which to use
“refaire” and “refilé” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,357
- “refaire” frequency rank
- #35,239
- “refilé” frequency rank
- 38596
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | refaire | refilé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Faire de nouveau ce qu’on a déjà fait. | Participe passé masculin singulier de refiler. |
Where the eye mixes refaire and refilé
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses refaire with refilé
A purely visual mix-up. refaire (\ʁə.fɛʁ\) and refilé (\ʁə.fi.le\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38596, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
refaire is recorded at frequency rank #3,357, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.fɛʁ\. refilé is at rank #35,239, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.fi.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 38596, this pair ranks #254,173 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of refaire vs refilé
Shared letters: efir. Private to "refaire": a. Private to "refilé": lé.
"refaire" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "refilé" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- refaire ← erfaire · reafire · refaier · refairre · refarie · reffaire · refiare · rfeaire
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "refaire" and "refilé" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "refaire" vs "refilé" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "refaire" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "refilé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #254,173 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "refaire" and "refilé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recife vs refilé". 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 #254,173 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.