Which to use
“refait” and “refaites” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,880
- “refait” frequency rank
- #35,679
- “refaites” frequency rank
- 42559
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | refait | refaites |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fait de nouveau. | Féminin pluriel de refait. |
Where the eye mixes refait and refaites
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses refait with refaites
A purely visual mix-up. refait (\ʁə.fɛ\) and refaites (\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 2 extra letter(s) - “refait” sits inside “refaites”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42559, 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\. refaites is at rank #35,679, 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 42559, this pair ranks #224,673 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of refait vs refaites
Shared letters: aefirt. Private to "refait": -. Private to "refaites": s.
"refait" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "refaites" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "refait" and "refaites" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "refait" or "refaites"?
What to do next
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 "refaites" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #224,673 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "refait" and "refaites" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "refaites vs relatés". 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 #224,673 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.