Which to use
“refasse” and “repassé” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,562
- “refasse” frequency rank
- #27,940
- “repassé” frequency rank
- 64502
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | refasse | repassé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de refaire. | Participe passé masculin singulier de repasser. |
Where the eye mixes refasse and repassé
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: refasse vs repassé
A purely visual mix-up. refasse (\ʁə.fas\) and repassé (\ʁə.pa.se\) 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 64502, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
refasse is recorded at frequency rank #36,562, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.fas\. repassé is at rank #27,940, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.pa.se\.
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 64502, this pair ranks #76,740 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of refasse vs repassé
Shared letters: aers. Private to "refasse": f. Private to "repassé": pé.
"refasse" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "repassé" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- refasse ← erfasse · reafsse · refase · refases · reffasse · refsase · rfeasse · rrefasse
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "refasse" and "repassé" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "refasse" vs "repassé" - which ranks higher?
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 "refasse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "repassé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #76,740 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "refasse" and "repassé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reparlé vs repassé". 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 #76,740 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.