Which to use
“refont” and “répond” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,281
- “refont” frequency rank
- #1,755
- “répond” frequency rank
- 36036
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | refont | répond |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de refaire. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de répondre. |
Where the eye mixes refont and répond
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: refont vs répond
A purely visual mix-up. refont (\ʁə.fɔ̃\) and répond (\ʁe.pɔ̃\) 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 36036, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
refont is recorded at frequency rank #34,281, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.fɔ̃\. répond is at rank #1,755, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.pɔ̃\.
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 36036, this pair ranks #272,443 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of refont vs répond
Shared letters: nor. Private to "refont": eft. Private to "répond": dpé.
"refont" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "répond" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- refont ← erfont · reffont · refnot · refonnt · refontt · refotn · reofnt · rfeont
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "refont" and "répond" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "refont" vs "répond" - 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 "refont" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "répond" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #272,443 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "refont" and "répond" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "refont vs rement". 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 #272,443 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.