Which to use
“rejeter” and “rejouer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,295
- “rejeter” frequency rank
- #19,387
- “rejouer” frequency rank
- 27682
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rejeter | rejouer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Jeter de nouveau. | Jouer de nouveau, se remettre à jouer. |
Where the eye mixes rejeter and rejouer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. rejeter (CVCVCVC) and rejouer (CVCVVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: rejeter vs rejouer
A purely visual mix-up. rejeter (\ʁə.ʒə.te\) and rejouer (\ʁə.ʒwe\) 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 27682, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rejeter is recorded at frequency rank #8,295, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.ʒə.te\. rejouer is at rank #19,387, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.ʒwe\.
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 27682, this pair ranks #327,493 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rejeter vs rejouer
Shared letters: ejr. Private to "rejeter": t. Private to "rejouer": ou.
"rejeter" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "rejouer" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rejeter" for "rejouer" ever safe?
Which is more common, "rejeter" or "rejouer"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "rejeter" and "rejouer" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "rejeter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rejouer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #327,493 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rejeter" and "rejouer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recouper vs rejouer". 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 #327,493 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.