Which to use
“réfugiée” is a noun and “réfugiées” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,709
- “réfugiée” frequency rank
- #47,584
- “réfugiées” frequency rank
- 79293
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réfugiée | réfugiées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Femme réfugiée. | Féminin pluriel de réfugié. |
Same sound, different letters: réfugiée vs réfugiées
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. réfugiée runs 8 letters (CVCVCVVV) against réfugiées's 9 (CVCVCVVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - réfugiée and réfugiées
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: réfugiée and réfugiées carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʁe.fy.ʒje\. 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) - “réfugiée” sits inside “réfugiées”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79293, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
réfugiée is recorded at frequency rank #31,709, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.fy.ʒje\. réfugiées is at rank #47,584, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.fy.ʒje\.
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 79293, this pair ranks #23,654 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of réfugiée vs réfugiées
Shared letters: efgirué. Private to "réfugiée": -. Private to "réfugiées": s.
"réfugiée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVV · "réfugiées" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "réfugiée" and "réfugiées" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "réfugiée" or "réfugiées" show up more?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "réfugiée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "réfugiées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #23,654 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réfugiée" and "réfugiées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réfugiées vs réfugient". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #23,654 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.