rebuttal
/ɹɪˈbʌt.əl/
"rebuttal" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“rebuttal” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #25,547. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #25,547
- frequency rank, English
- 21,470
- “R” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The act of contradicting something by making a contrary argument, or presenting contrary evidence.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | rebuttal |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɹɪˈbʌt.əl/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #25,547 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “rebuttal” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around rebuttal (IPA /ɹɪˈbʌt.əl/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #25,547 among 21,470 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for rebuttal, with forms such as "erbuttal", "rbeuttal", and "rebbuttal". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From rebut + -al. The correct English form is rebuttal, spelled R-E-B-U-T-T-A-L.
Definition
- 1The act of contradicting something by making a contrary argument, or presenting contrary evidence.
- 2A statement, designed to refute or negate specific arguments put forward by opponents.
- 3A pleading by a defendant in reply to the evidence put forward by a plaintiff or the prosecution.
Etymology
From rebut + -al.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- erbuttal
- rbeuttal
- rebbuttal
- rebtutal
- rebutal
- rebutatl
- rebuttall
- rebuttla
- reubttal
- rrebuttal
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of rebuttal - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “rebuttal”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is R-E-B-U-T-T-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɹɪˈbʌt.əl/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.