Which to use
“refoulée” is an adjective and “roulée” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,899
- “refoulée” frequency rank
- #35,701
- “roulée” frequency rank
- 85600
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | refoulée | roulée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de refoulé. | Coups donnés à quelqu’un. |
Where the eye mixes refoulée and roulée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. refoulée runs 8 letters (CVCVVCVV) against roulée's 6 (CVVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: refoulée vs roulée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: refoulée is \ʁə.fu.le\ while roulée is \ʁu.le\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 85600, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
refoulée is recorded at frequency rank #49,899, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁə.fu.le\. roulée is at rank #35,701, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁu.le\.
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 85600, this pair ranks #11,065 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of refoulée vs roulée
Shared letters: elorué. Private to "refoulée": f. Private to "roulée": -.
"refoulée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVV · "roulée" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "refoulée" and "roulée" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "refoulée" vs "roulée" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "refoulée" and "roulée" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "refoulée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "roulée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #11,065 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "refoulée" and "roulée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "refoulée vs régulée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #11,065 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.