Which to use
“refonder” and “remonter” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,682
- “refonder” frequency rank
- #3,286
- “remonter” frequency rank
- 47968
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | refonder | remonter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Donner de nouvelles fondations à une entreprise, un pays, une ville... | Monter une seconde fois, monter de nouveau. |
Where the eye mixes refonder and remonter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. refonder and remonter follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between refonder and remonter
A purely visual mix-up. refonder (\ʁə.fɔ̃.de\) and remonter (\ʁə.mɔ̃.te\) 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 47968, 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\. remonter is at rank #3,286, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.mɔ̃.te\.
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 47968, this pair ranks #182,721 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of refonder vs remonter
Shared letters: enor. Private to "refonder": df. Private to "remonter": mt.
"refonder" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "remonter" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "refonder" and "remonter" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "refonder" vs "remonter" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "refonder" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "remonter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #182,721 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "refonder" and "remonter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "refonder 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 #182,721 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.