Which to use
“refais” and “refasse” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,992
- “refais” frequency rank
- #36,562
- “refasse” frequency rank
- 52554
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | refais | refasse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de refaire. | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de refaire. |
Where the eye mixes refais and refasse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses refais with refasse
A purely visual mix-up. refais (\ʁə.fɛ\) and refasse (\ʁə.fas\) 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 52554, 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\. refasse is at rank #36,562, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.fas\.
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 52554, this pair ranks #146,934 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of refais vs refasse
Shared letters: aefrs. Private to "refais": i. Private to "refasse": -.
"refais" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "refasse" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "refais" and "refasse" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "refais" or "refasse"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "refais" and "refasse" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "refais" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "refasse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #146,934 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "refais" and "refasse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "refasse vs rehaussé". 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 #146,934 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.