Which to use
“refusa” and “refusera” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,038
- “refusa” frequency rank
- #28,323
- “refusera” frequency rank
- 46361
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | refusa | refusera |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de refuser. | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de refuser. |
Where the eye mixes refusa and refusera
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between refusa and refusera
A purely visual mix-up. refusa (\ʁə.fy.za\) and refusera (\ʁə.fy.zə.ʁa\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46361, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
refusa is recorded at frequency rank #18,038, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.fy.za\. refusera is at rank #28,323, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.fy.zə.ʁa\.
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 46361, this pair ranks #195,596 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of refusa vs refusera
Shared letters: aefrsu. Private to "refusa": -. Private to "refusera": -.
"refusa" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "refusera" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "refusa" and "refusera" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "refusa" or "refusera" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "refusa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "refusera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #195,596 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "refusa" and "refusera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "refusera vs reposera". 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 #195,596 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.