Which to use
“refermer” is a verb and “réformés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,546
- “refermer” frequency rank
- #34,297
- “réformés” frequency rank
- 54843
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | refermer | réformés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fermer de nouveau ; fermer ce qui était ouvert. | Masculin pluriel de réformé. |
Where the eye mixes refermer and réformés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: refermer vs réformés
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: refermer is \ʁə.fɛʁ.me\ while réformés is \ʁe.fɔʁ.me\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54843, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
refermer is recorded at frequency rank #20,546, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.fɛʁ.me\. réformés is at rank #34,297, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.fɔʁ.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 54843, this pair ranks #131,313 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of refermer vs réformés
Shared letters: fmr. Private to "refermer": e. Private to "réformés": osé.
"refermer" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "réformés" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- refermer ← erfermer · reefrmer · refemrer · referemr · refermerr · refermmer · refermre · referrmer
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "refermer" for "réformés" ever safe?
Which is more common, "refermer" or "réformés"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "refermer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "réformés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #131,313 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "refermer" and "réformés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réformées vs réformés". 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 #131,313 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.