# rebel

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɹɛb.əl/ · frequency rank #6,291

## Definitions
1. A person who resists an established authority, often violently.
2. Synonym of Confederate: a citizen of the Confederate States of America, especially a Confederate soldier.

## Etymology
From Middle English rebel, rebell, from Old French rebelle, from Latin rebellis (“waging war again; insurgent”), from rebellō (“to wage war again, fight back”), from re- (“again, back”) + bellō (“to wage war”).

## Easily confused with
- **rel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rebel-vs-rel)
- **ree** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rebel-vs-ree)
- **reed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rebel-vs-reed)
- **reef** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rebel-vs-reef)
- **reel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rebel-vs-reel)
- **robe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rebel-vs-robe)
- **Rene** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rebel-vs-rene)
- **reek** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rebel-vs-reek)
- **rube** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rebel-vs-rube)
- **refer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rebel-vs-refer)
- **reset** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rebel-vs-reset)
- **renew** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rebel-vs-renew)
- **renal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rebel-vs-renal)
- **robes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rebel-vs-robes)
- **Reyes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rebel-vs-reyes)
- **regal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rebel-vs-regal)
- **repel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rebel-vs-repel)
- **Ruben** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rebel-vs-ruben)
- **reels** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rebel-vs-reels)
- **revel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rebel-vs-revel)

## Common misspellings (7)
`erbel`, `rbeel`, `rebbel`, `rebell`, `reble`, `reebl`, `rrebel`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/rebel