Which to use
“refonder” and “refouler” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,682
- “refonder” frequency rank
- #32,152
- “refouler” frequency rank
- 76834
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | refonder | refouler |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Donner de nouvelles fondations à une entreprise, un pays, une ville... | Fouler (presser) de nouveau. |
Where the eye mixes refonder and refouler
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between refonder and refouler
A purely visual mix-up. refonder (\ʁə.fɔ̃.de\) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76834, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
refonder is recorded at frequency rank #44,682, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.fɔ̃.de\. 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 76834, this pair ranks #30,053 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of refonder vs refouler
Shared letters: efor. Private to "refonder": dn. Private to "refouler": lu.
"refonder" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "refouler" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "refonder" and "refouler" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "refonder" or "refouler" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "refonder" and "refouler" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "refonder" 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 #30,053 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "refonder" 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 #30,053 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.