Which to use
“refroidir” and “refroidit” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,739
- “refroidir” frequency rank
- #27,935
- “refroidit” frequency rank
- 43674
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | refroidir | refroidit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Rendre froid. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de refroidir. |
Where the eye mixes refroidir and refroidit
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between refroidir and refroidit
A purely visual mix-up. refroidir (\ʁə.fʁwa.diʁ\) and refroidit (\ʁə.fʁwa.di\) 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 a single letter - r in “refroidir” becomes t in “refroidit”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43674, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
refroidir is recorded at frequency rank #15,739, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.fʁwa.diʁ\. 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 43674, this pair ranks #216,296 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of refroidir vs refroidit
Shared letters: defior. Private to "refroidir": -. Private to "refroidit": t.
"refroidir" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC · "refroidit" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "refroidir" and "refroidit" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "refroidir" or "refroidit" show up more?
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 "refroidir" 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 #216,296 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "refroidir" 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 #216,296 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.