Which to use
“refiler” and “résider” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,334
- “refiler” frequency rank
- #23,017
- “résider” frequency rank
- 53351
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | refiler | résider |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Donner ou passer quelque chose à quelqu’un. | Faire sa demeure ou sa résidence en quelque endroit. |
Where the eye mixes refiler and résider
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses refiler with résider
A purely visual mix-up. refiler (\ʁə.fi.le\) and résider (\ʁe.zi.de\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53351, 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\. résider is at rank #23,017, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.zi.de\.
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 53351, this pair ranks #141,301 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of refiler vs résider
Shared letters: eir. Private to "refiler": fl. Private to "résider": dsé.
"refiler" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "résider" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- refiler ← erfiler · reffiler · refielr · refilerr · refiller · refilre · reflier · reifler
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "refiler" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "résider" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #141,301 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "refiler" and "résider" 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 #141,301 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.