Which to use
“refusant” and “refusons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,231
- “refusant” frequency rank
- #32,153
- “refusons” frequency rank
- 41384
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | refusant | refusons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe présent de refuser. | Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de refuser. |
Where the eye mixes refusant and refusons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses refusant with refusons
A purely visual mix-up. refusant (\ʁə.fy.zɑ̃\) and refusons (\ʁə.fy.zɔ̃\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41384, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
refusant is recorded at frequency rank #9,231, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.fy.zɑ̃\. refusons is at rank #32,153, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.fy.zɔ̃\.
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 41384, this pair ranks #233,465 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of refusant vs refusons
Shared letters: efnrsu. Private to "refusant": at. Private to "refusons": o.
"refusant" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC · "refusons" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "refusant" and "refusons" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "refusant" or "refusons"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "refusant" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "refusons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #233,465 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "refusant" and "refusons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "refusons vs résumons". 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 #233,465 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.