Which to use
“refusez” and “reposez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,714
- “refusez” frequency rank
- #30,339
- “reposez” frequency rank
- 59053
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | refusez | reposez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de refuser. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de reposer. |
Where the eye mixes refusez and reposez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. refusez and reposez follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between refusez and reposez
A purely visual mix-up. refusez (\ʁə.fy.ze\) and reposez (\ʁə.po.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 59053, 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\. reposez is at rank #30,339, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.po.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 59053, this pair ranks #105,329 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of refusez vs reposez
Shared letters: ersz. Private to "refusez": fu. Private to "reposez": op.
"refusez" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "reposez" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "refusez" and "reposez" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "refusez" vs "reposez" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "refusez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reposez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #105,329 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "refusez" and "reposez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reposera vs reposez". 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 #105,329 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.