Which to use
“refais” is a verb and “refaits” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,992
- “refais” frequency rank
- #47,563
- “refaits” frequency rank
- 63555
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | refais | refaits |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de refaire. | Masculin pluriel de refait. |
Same sound, different letters: refais vs refaits
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters.
Homophone desk: refais vs refaits
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: refais and refaits carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʁə.fɛ\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63555, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
refais is recorded at frequency rank #15,992, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.fɛ\. refaits is at rank #47,563, tagged as anadj, 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 63555, this pair ranks #81,402 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of refais vs refaits
Shared letters: aefirs. Private to "refais": -. Private to "refaits": t.
"refais" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "refaits" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "refais" / "refaits". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "refais" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "refaits" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #81,402 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "refais" and "refaits" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "refaits vs refrains". 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 #81,402 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.