Which to use
“refermé” and “renfermer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,150
- “refermé” frequency rank
- #48,153
- “renfermer” frequency rank
- 80303
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | refermé | renfermer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de refermer. | Enfermer de nouveau. |
Where the eye mixes refermé and renfermer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: refermé vs renfermer
A purely visual mix-up. refermé (\ʁə.fɛʁ.me\) and renfermer (\ʁɑ̃.fɛʁ.me\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80303, 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\. renfermer is at rank #48,153, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁɑ̃.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 80303, this pair ranks #21,302 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of refermé vs renfermer
Shared letters: efmr. Private to "refermé": é. Private to "renfermer": n.
"refermé" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "renfermer" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- renfermer ← ernfermer · refnermer · renefrmer · renfemrer · renferemr · renfermerr · renfermmer · renfermre
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "refermé" and "renfermer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "refermé" or "renfermer"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "refermé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "renfermer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #21,302 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "refermé" and "renfermer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "refermée vs renfermer". 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 #21,302 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.