Which to use
“refuserait” and “refusèrent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,434
- “refuserait” frequency rank
- #42,572
- “refusèrent” frequency rank
- 76006
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | refuserait | refusèrent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du conditionnel présent de refuser. | Troisième personne du pluriel du passé simple de refuser. |
Where the eye mixes refuserait and refusèrent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between refuserait and refusèrent
A purely visual mix-up. refuserait (\ʁə.fy.zə.ʁɛ\) and refusèrent (\ʁə.fy.zɛʁ\) 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 76006, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
refuserait is recorded at frequency rank #33,434, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.fy.zə.ʁɛ\. refusèrent is at rank #42,572, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.fy.zɛʁ\.
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 76006, this pair ranks #32,370 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of refuserait vs refusèrent
Shared letters: efrstu. Private to "refuserait": ai. Private to "refusèrent": nè.
"refuserait" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVC · "refusèrent" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- refuserait ← erfuserait · reffuserait · refsuerait · refuesrait · refusearit · refuseraitt · refuserati · refuseriat
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "refuserait" and "refusèrent" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "refuserait" or "refusèrent"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "refuserait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "refusèrent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #32,370 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "refuserait" and "refusèrent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "refuseraient vs refusèrent". 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 #32,370 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.