Which to use
“refusées” is an adjective and “refuser” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,240
- “refusées” frequency rank
- #3,562
- “refuser” frequency rank
- 38802
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | refusées | refuser |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de refusé. | Rejeter une demande, ne pas accorder ce qui est demandé ; ne pas vouloir faire ce qui est exigé, prescrit, ordonné. |
Same sound, different letters: refusées vs refuser
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. refusées runs 8 letters (CVCVCVVC) against refuser's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - refusées and refuser
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: refusées and refuser carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʁə.fy.ze\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38802, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
refusées is recorded at frequency rank #35,240, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁə.fy.ze\. refuser is at rank #3,562, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.fy.ze\.
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 38802, this pair ranks #252,695 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of refusées vs refuser
Shared letters: efrsu. Private to "refusées": é. Private to "refuser": -.
"refusées" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "refuser" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- refuser ← erfuser · reffuser · refsuer · refuesr · refuserr · refusre · refusser · reufser
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "refusées" and "refuser" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "refusées" or "refuser"?
Useful next steps
"refusées" and "refuser" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "refusées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "refuser" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #252,695 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "refusées" and "refuser" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réfugiées vs refusées". 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 #252,695 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.