Which to use
“refusent” and “refuseront” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,915
- “refusent” frequency rank
- #46,404
- “refuseront” frequency rank
- 52319
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | refusent | refuseront |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de refuser. | Troisième personne du pluriel du futur de refuser. |
Where the eye mixes refusent and refuseront
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses refusent with refuseront
A purely visual mix-up. refusent (\ʁə.fyz\) and refuseront (\ʁə.fy.zə.ʁɔ̃\) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52319, 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\. refuseront is at rank #46,404, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.fy.zə.ʁɔ̃\.
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 52319, this pair ranks #148,534 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of refusent vs refuseront
Shared letters: efnrstu. Private to "refusent": -. Private to "refuseront": o.
"refusent" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC · "refuseront" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- refusent ← erfusent · reffusent · refsuent · refuesnt · refusennt · refusentt · refusetn · refusnet
- refuseront ← erfuseront · reffuseront · refsueront · refuesront · refuseornt · refusernot · refuseronnt · refuserontt
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "refusent" and "refuseront" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "refusent" or "refuseront"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "refusent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "refuseront" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #148,534 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "refusent" and "refuseront" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "refusèrent 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 #148,534 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.