Which to use
“refais” and “relis” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,992
- “refais” frequency rank
- #18,576
- “relis” frequency rank
- 34568
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | refais | relis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de refaire. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de relire. |
Where the eye mixes refais and relis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: refais vs relis
A purely visual mix-up. refais (\ʁə.fɛ\) and relis (\ʁə.li\) 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 34568, 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\. relis is at rank #18,576, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.li\.
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 34568, this pair ranks #282,871 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of refais vs relis
Shared letters: eirs. Private to "refais": af. Private to "relis": l.
"refais" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "relis" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "refais" for "relis" ever safe?
Which is more common, "refais" or "relis"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "refais" and "relis" 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 "relis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #282,871 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "refais" and "relis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "relis vs relit". 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 #282,871 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.