rebuttal
/ɹiˈbʌt.əl/noun
rebuttal is spelled R-E-B-U-T-T-A-L: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 25,367th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, rebuttal means “The act of contradicting something by making a contrary argument, or presenting contrary evidence” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of rebuttal is rebuttals.
How many letters and syllables are in rebuttal?
| Letters | 8: R-E-B-U-T-T-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.3 times per million words; the 25,367th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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 rebuttal?
Rebuttal appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 25,367th 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 rebuttal?
- UK /ɹɪˈbʌt.əl/
- US /ɹiˈbʌt.əl/
- US [ɹiˈbʌɾ.əl]
Rebuttal has 3 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-rebuttal.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-rebuttal.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with rebuttal?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as rebuttal from its last stressed vowel (/ʌtəl/):
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 rebuttal
- rebuttals plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does rebuttal mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of contradicting something by making a contrary argument, or presenting contrary evidence.
- 2
A statement, designed to refute or negate specific arguments put forward by opponents.
- 3
A pleading by a defendant in reply to the evidence put forward by a plaintiff or the prosecution.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Rebuttal in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense act of refuting something by making a contrary argument:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Erwiderung, Gegenschrift, Gegenbeweis, Widerlegung, Zurückweisung |
| Spanish | zasca, impugnación, rebatimiento |
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 rebuttal come from?
From rebut + -al.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).