Which to use
“refont” and “résout” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,281
- “refont” frequency rank
- #14,790
- “résout” frequency rank
- 49071
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | refont | résout |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de refaire. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe résoudre. |
Where the eye mixes refont and résout
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. refont (CVCVCC) and résout (CVCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: refont vs résout
A purely visual mix-up. refont (\ʁə.fɔ̃\) and résout (\ʁe.zu\) 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 49071, 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\. résout is at rank #14,790, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.zu\.
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 49071, this pair ranks #173,704 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of refont vs résout
Shared letters: ort. Private to "refont": efn. Private to "résout": sué.
"refont" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "résout" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- refont ← erfont · reffont · refnot · refonnt · refontt · refotn · reofnt · rfeont
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "refont" and "résout" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "refont" or "résout" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "refont" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "résout" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #173,704 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "refont" and "résout" 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 #173,704 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.