Which to use
“refermée” is a verb and “réformé” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,139
- “refermée” frequency rank
- #23,357
- “réformé” frequency rank
- 67496
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | refermée | réformé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de refermer. | Qui n’est plus utilisé |
Letter map: refermée vs réformé
Shared letters muted; letters that set refermée and réformé apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. refermée runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVV) against réformé's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: refermée vs réformé
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: refermée is averb and réforméanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67496, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
refermée is recorded at frequency rank #44,139, 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 67496, this pair ranks #63,213 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of refermée vs réformé
Shared letters: fmré. Private to "refermée": e. Private to "réformé": o.
"refermée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV · "réformé" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "refermée" vs "réformé" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've compared "refermée" and "réformé". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "refermée" 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 #63,213 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "refermée" and "réformé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "refermée vs réformées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #63,213 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.