Which to use
“refonte” and “réponse” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,895
- “refonte” frequency rank
- #698
- “réponse” frequency rank
- 14593
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | refonte | réponse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de remettre à la fonte, en parlant spécialement des monnaies dont on fait de nouvelles espèces. | Parole dite, ou acte effectué, en réaction à une question posée, une demande, ou à une déclaration, ou encore à un évènement. |
Where the eye mixes refonte and réponse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between refonte and réponse
A purely visual mix-up. refonte (\ʁə.fɔ̃t\) and réponse (\ʁe.pɔ̃s\) 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 14593, 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\. réponse is at rank #698, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.pɔ̃s\.
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 14593, this pair ranks #395,998 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of refonte vs réponse
Shared letters: enor. Private to "refonte": ft. Private to "réponse": psé.
"refonte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "réponse" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- refonte ← erfonte · reffonte · refnote · refonet · refonnte · refontte · refotne · reofnte
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "refonte" and "réponse" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "refonte" vs "réponse" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "refonte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "réponse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #395,998 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "refonte" and "réponse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "refonte vs remonta". 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 #395,998 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.