Which to use
“refusait” and “résumait” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,851
- “refusait” frequency rank
- #34,738
- “résumait” frequency rank
- 47589
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | refusait | résumait |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de refuser. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de résumer. |
Where the eye mixes refusait and résumait
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. refusait and résumait follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses refusait with résumait
A purely visual mix-up. refusait (\ʁə.fy.zɛ\) and résumait (\ʁe.zy.mɛ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47589, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
refusait is recorded at frequency rank #12,851, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.fy.zɛ\. résumait is at rank #34,738, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.zy.mɛ\.
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 47589, this pair ranks #185,740 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of refusait vs résumait
Shared letters: airstu. Private to "refusait": ef. Private to "résumait": mé.
"refusait" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "résumait" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- refusait ← erfusait · reffusait · refsuait · refuasit · refusaitt · refusati · refusiat · refussait
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "refusait" and "résumait" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "refusait" vs "résumait" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "refusait" and "résumait" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "refusait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "résumait" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #185,740 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "refusait" and "résumait" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "résumait vs résumant". 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 #185,740 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.