rebut
/ɹɪˈbʌt/verb
rebut is spelled R-E-B-U-T: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,073rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, rebut means “To drive back or beat back; to repulse” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in rebut?
| Letters | 5: R-E-B-U-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 47,073rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is rebut?
Rebut appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,073rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce rebut?
- US /ɹɪˈbʌt/
- /ɹɪˈbʊt/
- Australia /ɹɪˈbɐt/
Rebut has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-rebut.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with rebut?
8 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as rebut from its last stressed vowel (/ʌt/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: brute, tuber.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of rebut
- rebuts present, singular, he/she/it
- rebutting participle, present
- rebutted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does rebut mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To drive back or beat back; to repulse.
- 2
To deny the truth of something, especially by presenting arguments that disprove it.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Rebut in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense deny the truth of something:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does rebut come from?
Inherited from Middle English rebutten, rebouten, from Old French reboter, rebuter, rebouter, etc., from re- + boter, buter, bouter (“to butt”). Entered English around 1302-1307.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).