Which to use
“refais” and “repars” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,992
- “refais” frequency rank
- #20,262
- “repars” frequency rank
- 36254
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | refais | repars |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de refaire. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de repartir. |
Where the eye mixes refais and repars
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: refais vs repars
A purely visual mix-up. refais (\ʁə.fɛ\) and repars (\ʁə.paʁ\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36254, 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\. repars is at rank #20,262, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.paʁ\.
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 36254, this pair ranks #270,885 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of refais vs repars
Shared letters: aers. Private to "refais": fi. Private to "repars": p.
"refais" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "repars" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "refais" and "repars" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "refais" vs "repars" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "refais" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "repars" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #270,885 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "refais" and "repars" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reparlé vs repars". 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 #270,885 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.