Which to use
“refroidis” is an adjective and “refroidit” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,957
- “refroidis” frequency rank
- #27,935
- “refroidit” frequency rank
- 68892
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | refroidis | refroidit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de refroidi. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de refroidir. |
Same sound, different letters: refroidis vs refroidit
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - refroidis and refroidit
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: refroidis and refroidit carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʁə.fʁwa.di\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by a single letter - s in “refroidis” becomes t in “refroidit”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68892, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
refroidis is recorded at frequency rank #40,957, classified as anadj, 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 68892, this pair ranks #57,306 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of refroidis vs refroidit
Shared letters: defior. Private to "refroidis": s. Private to "refroidit": t.
"refroidis" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC · "refroidit" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "refroidis" and "refroidit" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "refroidis" or "refroidit" show up more?
Useful next steps
"refroidis" and "refroidit" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "refroidis" 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 #57,306 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "refroidis" and "refroidit" 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 #57,306 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.