Which to use
“refasse” and “repasser” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,562
- “refasse” frequency rank
- #10,061
- “repasser” frequency rank
- 46623
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | refasse | repasser |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de refaire. | Passer de nouveau. |
Where the eye mixes refasse and repasser
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. refasse runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against repasser's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses refasse with repasser
A purely visual mix-up. refasse (\ʁə.fas\) and repasser (\ʁə.pɑ.se\) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46623, 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\. repasser is at rank #10,061, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.pɑ.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 46623, this pair ranks #193,463 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of refasse vs repasser
Shared letters: aers. Private to "refasse": f. Private to "repasser": p.
"refasse" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "repasser" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "refasse" for "repasser" ever safe?
Frequency check: "refasse" vs "repasser" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "refasse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "repasser" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #193,463 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "refasse" and "repasser" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "refasse vs rehaussé". 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 #193,463 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.