Which to use
“refait” and “refaite” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,880
- “refait” frequency rank
- #27,594
- “refaite” frequency rank
- 34474
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | refait | refaite |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fait de nouveau. | Féminin singulier de refait. |
Where the eye mixes refait and refaite
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: refait vs refaite
A purely visual mix-up. refait (\ʁə.fɛ\) and refaite (\ʁə.fɛt\) 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 extra letter(s) - “refait” sits inside “refaite”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34474, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
refait is recorded at frequency rank #6,880, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁə.fɛ\. refaite is at rank #27,594, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁə.fɛt\.
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 34474, this pair ranks #283,589 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of refait vs refaite
Shared letters: aefirt. Private to "refait": -. Private to "refaite": -.
"refait" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "refaite" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "refait" and "refaite" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "refait" or "refaite"?
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 "refait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "refaite" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #283,589 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "refait" and "refaite" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "refaite vs refaits". 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 #283,589 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.