Which to use
“refermé” is a verb and “réformé” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,150
- “refermé” frequency rank
- #23,357
- “réformé” frequency rank
- 55507
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | refermé | réformé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de refermer. | Qui n’est plus utilisé |
Letter map: refermé vs réformé
Shared letters muted; letters that set refermé and réformé apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. refermé and réformé follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Role in the sentence - refermé and réformé
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: refermé is averb and réforméanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55507, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
refermé is recorded at frequency rank #32,150, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.fɛʁ.me\. 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 55507, this pair ranks #127,054 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of refermé vs réformé
Shared letters: fmré. Private to "refermé": e. Private to "réformé": o.
"refermé" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "réformé" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "refermé" for "réformé" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Pair "refermé" vs "réformé" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "refermé" 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 #127,054 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "refermé" and "réformé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "refermé vs renfermer". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #127,054 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.