Which to use
“refaite” and “refaits” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,594
- “refaite” frequency rank
- #47,563
- “refaits” frequency rank
- 75157
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | refaite | refaits |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de refait. | Masculin pluriel de refait. |
Where the eye mixes refaite and refaits
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between refaite and refaits
A purely visual mix-up. refaite (\ʁə.fɛt\) and refaits (\ʁə.fɛ\) 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 a single letter - e in “refaite” becomes s in “refaits”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75157, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
refaite is recorded at frequency rank #27,594, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁə.fɛt\. refaits is at rank #47,563, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁə.fɛ\.
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 75157, this pair ranks #34,963 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of refaite vs refaits
Shared letters: aefirt. Private to "refaite": -. Private to "refaits": s.
"refaite" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "refaits" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "refaite" for "refaits" ever safe?
Frequency check: "refaite" vs "refaits" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "refaite" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "refaits" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #34,963 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "refaite" and "refaits" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "refaits vs refrains". 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 #34,963 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.