Which to use
“refusent” and “refuser” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,915
- “refusent” frequency rank
- #3,562
- “refuser” frequency rank
- 9477
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | refusent | refuser |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de refuser. | Rejeter une demande, ne pas accorder ce qui est demandé ; ne pas vouloir faire ce qui est exigé, prescrit, ordonné. |
Where the eye mixes refusent and refuser
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between refusent and refuser
A purely visual mix-up. refusent (\ʁə.fyz\) and refuser (\ʁə.fy.ze\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9477, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
refusent is recorded at frequency rank #5,915, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.fyz\. 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 9477, this pair ranks #416,497 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of refusent vs refuser
Shared letters: efrsu. Private to "refusent": nt. Private to "refuser": -.
"refusent" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC · "refuser" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "refusent" for "refuser" ever safe?
Which is more common, "refusent" or "refuser"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "refusent" and "refuser" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "refusent" 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 #416,497 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "refusent" and "refuser" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "refusent vs refuseront". 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 #416,497 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.