Which to use
“refont” and “revoit” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,281
- “refont” frequency rank
- #15,234
- “revoit” frequency rank
- 49515
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | refont | revoit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de refaire. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de revoir. |
Where the eye mixes refont and revoit
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. refont (CVCVCC) and revoit (CVCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: refont vs revoit
A purely visual mix-up. refont (\ʁə.fɔ̃\) and revoit (\ʁə.vwa\) 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 49515, 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\. revoit is at rank #15,234, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.vwa\.
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 49515, this pair ranks #169,993 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of refont vs revoit
Shared letters: eort. Private to "refont": fn. Private to "revoit": iv.
"refont" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "revoit" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "refont" and "revoit" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "refont" or "revoit"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "refont" and "revoit" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "refont" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "revoit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #169,993 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "refont" and "revoit" 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 #169,993 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.