# renfermer vs renforcer

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### renfermer
*verb · IPA \ʁɑ̃.fɛʁ.me\ · frequency rank #48,153*
Enfermer de nouveau.

### renforcer
*verb · IPA \ʁɑ̃.fɔʁ.se\ · frequency rank #3,709*
Fortifier ; rendre plus fort.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/renfermer-vs-renforcer