Which to use
“refroidi” is a noun and “refroidis” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,440
- “refroidi” frequency rank
- #40,957
- “refroidis” frequency rank
- 62397
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | refroidi | refroidis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Chose devenue froide après avoir été chauffée. | Masculin pluriel de refroidi. |
Same sound, different letters: refroidi vs refroidis
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - refroidi and refroidis
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: refroidi and refroidis carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʁə.fʁwa.di\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “refroidi” sits inside “refroidis”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62397, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
refroidi is recorded at frequency rank #21,440, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.fʁwa.di\. refroidis is at rank #40,957, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁə.fʁwa.di\.
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 62397, this pair ranks #87,342 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of refroidi vs refroidis
Shared letters: defior. Private to "refroidi": -. Private to "refroidis": s.
"refroidi" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV · "refroidis" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "refroidi" for "refroidis" ever safe?
Frequency check: "refroidi" vs "refroidis" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "refroidi" / "refroidis". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "refroidi" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "refroidis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #87,342 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "refroidi" and "refroidis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "refroidie vs refroidis". 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 #87,342 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.