Which to use
“refusez” and “relisez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,714
- “refusez” frequency rank
- #42,576
- “relisez” frequency rank
- 71290
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | refusez | relisez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de refuser. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de relire. |
Where the eye mixes refusez and relisez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. refusez and relisez follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses refusez with relisez
A purely visual mix-up. refusez (\ʁə.fy.ze\) and relisez (\ʁə.li.ze\) 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 71290, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
refusez is recorded at frequency rank #28,714, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.fy.ze\. relisez is at rank #42,576, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.li.ze\.
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 71290, this pair ranks #48,097 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of refusez vs relisez
Shared letters: ersz. Private to "refusez": fu. Private to "relisez": il.
"refusez" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "relisez" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "refusez" and "relisez" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "refusez" vs "relisez" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "refusez" and "relisez" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "refusez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "relisez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #48,097 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "refusez" and "relisez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "relisez vs révisés". 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 #48,097 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.