Which to use
“refont” and “rêvons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,281
- “refont” frequency rank
- #44,715
- “rêvons” frequency rank
- 78996
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | refont | rêvons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de refaire. | Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de rêver. |
Where the eye mixes refont and rêvons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between refont and rêvons
A purely visual mix-up. refont (\ʁə.fɔ̃\) and rêvons (\ʁɛ.vɔ̃\) 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 78996, 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\. rêvons is at rank #44,715, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁɛ.vɔ̃\.
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 78996, this pair ranks #24,316 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of refont vs rêvons
Shared letters: nor. Private to "refont": eft. Private to "rêvons": svê.
"refont" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "rêvons" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- refont ← erfont · reffont · refnot · refonnt · refontt · refotn · reofnt · rfeont
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "refont" for "rêvons" ever safe?
Which is more common, "refont" or "rêvons"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "refont" and "rêvons" 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 "rêvons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #24,316 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "refont" and "rêvons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "révolus vs rêvons". 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 #24,316 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.