Which to use
“refonte” and “revente” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,895
- “refonte” frequency rank
- #15,023
- “revente” frequency rank
- 28918
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | refonte | revente |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de remettre à la fonte, en parlant spécialement des monnaies dont on fait de nouvelles espèces. | Seconde vente, nouvelle vente. |
Where the eye mixes refonte and revente
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: refonte vs revente
A purely visual mix-up. refonte (\ʁə.fɔ̃t\) and revente (\ʁə.vɑ̃t\) 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 28918, 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\. revente is at rank #15,023, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.vɑ̃t\.
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 28918, this pair ranks #319,831 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of refonte vs revente
Shared letters: enrt. Private to "refonte": fo. Private to "revente": v.
"refonte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "revente" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "refonte" and "revente" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "refonte" vs "revente" - 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 "revente" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #319,831 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "refonte" and "revente" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "revente vs revêtue". 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 #319,831 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.