Which to use
“rebuild” and “rebuilt” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,337
- “rebuild” frequency rank
- #12,665
- “rebuilt” frequency rank
- 21002
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rebuild | rebuilt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To build again or anew. | simple past and past participle of rebuild |
Where the eye mixes rebuild and rebuilt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between rebuild and rebuilt
A purely visual mix-up. rebuild (/ɹiːˈbɪld/) and rebuilt (/ɹiːˈbɪlt/) 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 a single letter - d in “rebuild” becomes t in “rebuilt”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21002, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rebuild is recorded at frequency rank #8,337, classified as averb, pronounced /ɹiːˈbɪld/. rebuilt is at rank #12,665, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɹiːˈbɪlt/.
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 21002, this pair ranks #427,121 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of rebuild vs rebuilt
Shared letters: beilru. Private to "rebuild": d. Private to "rebuilt": t.
"rebuild" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC · "rebuilt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rebuild" for "rebuilt" ever safe?
Frequency check: "rebuild" vs "rebuilt" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "rebuild" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rebuilt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #427,121 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rebuild" and "rebuilt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rebuilt vs rebut". 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 #427,121 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.