Which to use
“refroidi” is a noun and “refroidit” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,440
- “refroidi” frequency rank
- #27,935
- “refroidit” frequency rank
- 49375
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | refroidi | refroidit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Chose devenue froide après avoir été chauffée. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de refroidir. |
Same sound, different letters: refroidi vs refroidit
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters.
Homophone desk: refroidi vs refroidit
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: refroidi and refroidit carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʁə.fʁwa.di\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “refroidi” sits inside “refroidit”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49375, 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\. refroidit is at rank #27,935, tagged as averb, 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 49375, this pair ranks #171,209 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of refroidi vs refroidit
Shared letters: defior. Private to "refroidi": -. Private to "refroidit": t.
"refroidi" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV · "refroidit" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "refroidi" for "refroidit" ever safe?
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After this comparison
"refroidi" and "refroidit" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "refroidi" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "refroidit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #171,209 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "refroidi" and "refroidit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "refroidie vs refroidit". 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 #171,209 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.