Which to use
“référé” is a noun and “réformé” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,408
- “référé” frequency rank
- #23,357
- “réformé” frequency rank
- 45765
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | référé | réformé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Recours au juge qui, dans les cas d’urgence, prend une décision provisoire. | Qui n’est plus utilisé |
Letter map: référé vs réformé
Shared letters muted; letters that set référé and réformé apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Role in the sentence - référé and réformé
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: référé is anoun and réforméanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45765, 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\. réformé is at rank #23,357, tagged as anadj.
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 45765, this pair ranks #200,208 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of référé vs réformé
Shared letters: fré. Private to "référé": -. Private to "réformé": mo.
"référé" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "réformé" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "référé" and "réformé" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "référé" or "réformé"?
What to do next
Pair "référé" vs "réformé" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "référé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "réformé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #200,208 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "référé" and "réformé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réformé vs réformées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #200,208 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.