# rebound

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɹiˈbaʊnd/ · frequency rank #14,395

## Definitions
1. The recoil of an object bouncing off another.
2. A return to health or well-being; a recovery.
3. An effort to recover from a setback.
4. The period of getting over a recently ended romantic relationship.
5. A romantic partner with whom one begins a relationship (or the relationship one begins) for the sake of getting over a previous, recently ended romantic relationship.
6. The strike of the ball after it has bounced off a defending player or the crossbar or goalpost.
7. An instance of catching the ball after it has hit the rim or backboard without a basket being scored, generally credited to a particular player.

## Etymology
From Old French rebondir.

## Easily confused with
- **round** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rebound-vs-round)
- **refund** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rebound-vs-refund)
- **recount** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rebound-vs-recount)
- **rebrand** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rebound-vs-rebrand)
- **reborn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reborn-vs-rebound)

## Common misspellings (10)
`erbound`, `rbeound`, `rebbound`, `rebonud`, `reboudn`, `reboundd`, `rebounnd`, `rebuond`, `reobund`, `rrebound`

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