Which to use
“refuse” and “refusera” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,013
- “refuse” frequency rank
- #28,323
- “refusera” frequency rank
- 30336
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | refuse | refusera |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de refuser. | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de refuser. |
Where the eye mixes refuse and refusera
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses refuse with refusera
A purely visual mix-up. refuse (\ʁə.fyz\) 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 extra letter(s) - “refuse” sits inside “refusera”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30336, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
refuse is recorded at frequency rank #2,013, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.fyz\. 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 30336, this pair ranks #311,034 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of refuse vs refusera
Shared letters: efrsu. Private to "refuse": -. Private to "refusera": a.
"refuse" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "refusera" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "refuse" for "refusera" ever safe?
Frequency check: "refuse" vs "refusera" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "refuse" 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 #311,034 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "refuse" 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 #311,034 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.