Which to use
“refiler” and “refuser” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,334
- “refiler” frequency rank
- #3,562
- “refuser” frequency rank
- 33896
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | refiler | refuser |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Donner ou passer quelque chose à quelqu’un. | Rejeter une demande, ne pas accorder ce qui est demandé ; ne pas vouloir faire ce qui est exigé, prescrit, ordonné. |
Where the eye mixes refiler and refuser
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between refiler and refuser
A purely visual mix-up. refiler (\ʁə.fi.le\) and refuser (\ʁə.fy.ze\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33896, 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\. refuser is at rank #3,562, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.fy.ze\.
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 33896, this pair ranks #287,543 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of refiler vs refuser
Shared letters: efr. Private to "refiler": il. Private to "refuser": su.
"refiler" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "refuser" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "refiler" for "refuser" ever safe?
Frequency check: "refiler" vs "refuser" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "refiler" and "refuser" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "refiler" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "refuser" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #287,543 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "refiler" and "refuser" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "refiler vs renifler". 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 #287,543 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.