rebuilt

/ɹiːˈbɪlt/

//ɹiːˈbɪlt// verb

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"rebuilt" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“rebuilt” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #12,665. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,665
frequency rank, English
3,094
“R” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - simple past and past participle of rebuild

Corpus desk

Index EN-rebuilt · rebuilt · English

rebuilt · rank #12,665 · 10 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,665
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH rec

Nearest frequency peer: rec (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “rebuilt”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “rebuilt” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

rebuilt vs rebut
71% similar
rebuilt vs result
71% similar
rebuilt vs rebuild
86% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for rebuilt
PropertyValue
Headwordrebuilt
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɹiːˈbɪlt/
Letters7
Frequency rank#12,665
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “rebuilt”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).rebuiltlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “rec” (#12,666), “rapist” (#12,663), “rectangular” (#12,667). Among 3,094 “R” headwords, “rebuilt” is #12,665. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around rebuilt (IPA /ɹiːˈbɪlt/), averb. Corpus frequency is #12,665 among 3,094 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "simple past and past participle of rebuild".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for rebuilt, with forms such as "erbuilt", "rbeuilt", and "rebbuilt". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "rebut", "result", "rebuild", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct English form is rebuilt, spelled R-E-B-U-I-L-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of rebuild

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erbuilt
  • rbeuilt
  • rebbuilt
  • rebiult
  • rebuillt
  • rebuiltt
  • rebuitl
  • rebulit
  • reubilt
  • rrebuilt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of rebuilt - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

erbuilt2rbeuilt2rebbuilt1rebiult2rebuillt1rebuiltt1rebuitl2rebulit2
Edit distance from "rebuilt"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "rebuilt"?
"rebuilt" is spelled R-E-B-U-I-L-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ɹiːˈbɪlt/.
What does "rebuilt" mean?
As a verb, "rebuilt" means: simple past and past participle of rebuild
What words are commonly confused with "rebuilt"?
"rebuilt" is commonly confused with "rebut", "result", "rebuild". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "rebuilt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rebuilt" is /ɹiːˈbɪlt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rebuilt" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "rebuilt", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

renting#12,669presume#12,660pointer#12,657pillars#12,656

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

peasant10 variantsSavannah10 variantsseekers10 variantsNicolas10 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list