Which to use
“refonder” and “réponde” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,682
- “refonder” frequency rank
- #14,789
- “réponde” frequency rank
- 59471
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | refonder | réponde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Donner de nouvelles fondations à une entreprise, un pays, une ville... | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de répondre. |
Where the eye mixes refonder and réponde
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between refonder and réponde
A purely visual mix-up. refonder (\ʁə.fɔ̃.de\) and réponde (\ʁe.pɔ̃d\) 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 59471, 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\. réponde is at rank #14,789, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.pɔ̃d\.
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 59471, this pair ranks #102,945 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of refonder vs réponde
Shared letters: denor. Private to "refonder": f. Private to "réponde": pé.
"refonder" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "réponde" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- refonder ← erfonder · reffonder · refnoder · refodner · refondder · refonderr · refondre · refonedr
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "refonder" for "réponde" ever safe?
Frequency check: "refonder" vs "réponde" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "refonder" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "réponde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #102,945 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "refonder" and "réponde" 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 #102,945 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.