Which to use
“refusée” and “réputée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,896
- “refusée” frequency rank
- #12,247
- “réputée” frequency rank
- 26143
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | refusée | réputée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de refusé. | Féminin singulier de réputé. |
Where the eye mixes refusée and réputée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. refusée and réputée follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between refusée and réputée
A purely visual mix-up. refusée (\ʁə.fy.ze\) and réputée (\ʁe.py.te\) 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 26143, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
refusée is recorded at frequency rank #13,896, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁə.fy.ze\. réputée is at rank #12,247, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.py.te\.
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 26143, this pair ranks #336,871 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of refusée vs réputée
Shared letters: erué. Private to "refusée": fs. Private to "réputée": pt.
"refusée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "réputée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "refusée" and "réputée" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "refusée" or "réputée" 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 "refusée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "réputée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #336,871 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "refusée" and "réputée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "refoulée vs refusée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #336,871 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.