# rebut vs rerun

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### rebut
*verb · IPA /ɹɪˈbʌt/ · frequency rank #47,289*
To drive back or beat back; to repulse.

### rerun
*noun · IPA /ˈɹiːɹʌn/ · frequency rank #33,001*
An act or instance of rerunning; a repetition.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rebut-vs-rerun