Which to use
“refiler” and “résilier” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,334
- “refiler” frequency rank
- #22,410
- “résilier” frequency rank
- 52744
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | refiler | résilier |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Donner ou passer quelque chose à quelqu’un. | Annuler, mettre fin à un contrat. |
Where the eye mixes refiler and résilier
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between refiler and résilier
A purely visual mix-up. refiler (\ʁə.fi.le\) and résilier (\ʁe.zi.lje\) 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 52744, 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\. résilier is at rank #22,410, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.zi.lje\.
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 52744, this pair ranks #145,586 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of refiler vs résilier
Shared letters: eilr. Private to "refiler": f. Private to "résilier": sé.
"refiler" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "résilier" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- refiler ← erfiler · reffiler · refielr · refilerr · refiller · refilre · reflier · reifler
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "refiler" and "résilier" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "refiler" or "résilier"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "refiler" and "résilier" 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 "résilier" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #145,586 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "refiler" and "résilier" 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 #145,586 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.