Which to use
“référé” is a noun and “refermée” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,408
- “référé” frequency rank
- #44,139
- “refermée” frequency rank
- 66547
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | référé | refermée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Recours au juge qui, dans les cas d’urgence, prend une décision provisoire. | Participe passé féminin singulier de refermer. |
Where the eye mixes référé and refermée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. référé runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against refermée's 8 (CVCVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between référé and refermée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: référé is \ʁe.fe.ʁe\ while refermée is \ʁə.fɛʁ.me\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66547, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
référé is recorded at frequency rank #22,408, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.fe.ʁe\. refermée is at rank #44,139, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.fɛʁ.me\.
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 66547, this pair ranks #67,329 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of référé vs refermée
Shared letters: fré. Private to "référé": -. Private to "refermée": em.
"référé" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "refermée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "référé" and "refermée" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "référé" vs "refermée" - 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 "référé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "refermée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #67,329 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "référé" and "refermée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "refermée vs réformées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #67,329 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.