Which to use
“refiler” and “refouler” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,334
- “refiler” frequency rank
- #32,152
- “refouler” frequency rank
- 62486
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | refiler | refouler |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Donner ou passer quelque chose à quelqu’un. | Fouler (presser) de nouveau. |
Where the eye mixes refiler and refouler
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses refiler with refouler
A purely visual mix-up. refiler (\ʁə.fi.le\) and refouler (\ʁə.fu.le\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62486, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
refiler is recorded at frequency rank #30,334, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.fi.le\. refouler is at rank #32,152, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.fu.le\.
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 62486, this pair ranks #86,862 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of refiler vs refouler
Shared letters: eflr. Private to "refiler": i. Private to "refouler": ou.
"refiler" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "refouler" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "refiler" and "refouler" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "refiler" vs "refouler" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "refiler" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "refouler" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #86,862 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "refiler" and "refouler" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "refoulée vs refouler". 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 #86,862 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.