Which to use
“refonte” is a noun and “rejointe” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,895
- “refonte” frequency rank
- #42,574
- “rejointe” frequency rank
- 56469
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | refonte | rejointe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de remettre à la fonte, en parlant spécialement des monnaies dont on fait de nouvelles espèces. | Participe passé féminin singulier du verbe rejoindre. |
Where the eye mixes refonte and rejointe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. refonte runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against rejointe's 8 (CVCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between refonte and rejointe
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: refonte is \ʁə.fɔ̃t\ while rejointe is \ʁə.ʒwɛ̃t\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56469, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
refonte is recorded at frequency rank #13,895, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.fɔ̃t\. rejointe is at rank #42,574, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.ʒwɛ̃t\.
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 56469, this pair ranks #120,935 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of refonte vs rejointe
Shared letters: enort. Private to "refonte": f. Private to "rejointe": ij.
"refonte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "rejointe" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "refonte" and "rejointe" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "refonte" or "rejointe" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "refonte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rejointe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #120,935 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "refonte" and "rejointe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rejoigne vs rejointe". 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 #120,935 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.