refusésvsrevuesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#27,595
“refusés” frequency rank
#7,621
“revues” frequency rank
35216
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature refusés revues
Definition Masculin pluriel de refusé. Féminin pluriel de revu.

Where the eye mixes refusés and revues

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

7 ch
refusés
6 ch
revues

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. refusés (\ʁə.fy.ze\) and revues (\ʁə.vy\) 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 35216, 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\. revues is at rank #7,621, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁə.vy\.

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 35216, this pair ranks #278,335 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of refusés vs revues

Shared letters: ersu. Private to "refusés": . Private to "revues": v.

"refusés" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "revues" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • revueservues · reuves · reveus · revuess · revuse · revvues · rrevues · rveues

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "refusés" and "revues" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ʁə.fy.ze\ versus \ʁə.vy\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "refusés" or "revues"?
"revues" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,621 in our French list, against #27,595 for "refusés". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list