Which to use
“refouler” and “rejouer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,152
- “refouler” frequency rank
- #19,387
- “rejouer” frequency rank
- 51539
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | refouler | rejouer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fouler (presser) de nouveau. | Jouer de nouveau, se remettre à jouer. |
Where the eye mixes refouler and rejouer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. refouler runs 8 letters (CVCVVCVC) against rejouer's 7 (CVCVVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between refouler and rejouer
A purely visual mix-up. refouler (\ʁə.fu.le\) and rejouer (\ʁə.ʒwe\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51539, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
refouler is recorded at frequency rank #32,152, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.fu.le\. rejouer is at rank #19,387, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.ʒwe\.
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 51539, this pair ranks #154,264 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of refouler vs rejouer
Shared letters: eoru. Private to "refouler": fl. Private to "rejouer": j.
"refouler" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC · "rejouer" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "refouler" for "rejouer" ever safe?
Frequency check: "refouler" vs "rejouer" - 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 "refouler" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rejouer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #154,264 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "refouler" and "rejouer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "refoulée vs refouler". 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 #154,264 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.