Which to use
“refusés” is an adjective and “refusons” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,595
- “refusés” frequency rank
- #32,153
- “refusons” frequency rank
- 59748
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | refusés | refusons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de refusé. | Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de refuser. |
Where the eye mixes refusés and refusons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between refusés and refusons
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: refusés is \ʁə.fy.ze\ while refusons is \ʁə.fy.zɔ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59748, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
refusés is recorded at frequency rank #27,595, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁə.fy.ze\. refusons is at rank #32,153, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.fy.zɔ̃\.
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 59748, this pair ranks #101,395 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of refusés vs refusons
Shared letters: efrsu. Private to "refusés": é. Private to "refusons": no.
"refusés" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "refusons" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- refusons ← erfusons · reffusons · refsuons · refuosns · refusnos · refusonns · refusonss · refusosn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "refusés" and "refusons" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "refusés" or "refusons" show up more?
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 "refusés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "refusons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #101,395 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "refusés" and "refusons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "refusons vs résumons". 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 #101,395 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.