Which to use
“refusant” is a verb and “remuant” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,231
- “refusant” frequency rank
- #32,982
- “remuant” frequency rank
- 42213
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | refusant | remuant |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe présent de refuser. | Qui est sans cesse en mouvement. |
Where the eye mixes refusant and remuant
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. refusant runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCC) against remuant's 7 (CVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: refusant vs remuant
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: refusant is \ʁə.fy.zɑ̃\ while remuant is \ʁə.mɥɑ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42213, 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\. remuant is at rank #32,982, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁə.mɥɑ̃\.
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 42213, this pair ranks #227,342 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of refusant vs remuant
Shared letters: aenrtu. Private to "refusant": fs. Private to "remuant": m.
"refusant" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC · "remuant" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "refusant" and "remuant" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "refusant" or "remuant"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "refusant" and "remuant" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "refusant" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "remuant" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #227,342 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "refusant" and "remuant" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rement vs remuant". 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 #227,342 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.