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“refusera” and “reposera” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#28,323
“refusera” frequency rank
#46,995
“reposera” frequency rank
75318
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature refusera reposera
Definition Troisième personne du singulier du futur de refuser. Troisième personne du singulier du futur de reposer.

Where the eye mixes refusera and reposera

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

8 ch
refusera
8 ch
reposera

Visual trap between refusera and reposera

A purely visual mix-up. refusera (\ʁə.fy.zə.ʁa\) and reposera (\ʁə.po.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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75318, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

refusera is recorded at frequency rank #28,323, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.fy.zə.ʁa\. reposera is at rank #46,995, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.po.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 75318, this pair ranks #34,434 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of refusera vs reposera

Shared letters: aers. Private to "refusera": fu. Private to "reposera": op.

"refusera" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV  ·  "reposera" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • refuseraerfusera · reffusera · refsuera · refuesra · refusear · refuserra · refusrea · refussera
  • reposeraerposera · reopsera · repoesra · reposear · reposerra · reposrea · repossera · repposera

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "refusera" and "reposera" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ʁə.fy.zə.ʁa\ versus \ʁə.po.zə.ʁa\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "refusera" or "reposera"?
"refusera" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,323 in our French list, against #46,995 for "reposera". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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  • Full dictionary entry for "refusera" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "reposera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #34,434 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "refusera" and "reposera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "repassera 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 #34,434 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list