rebelde
[reˈβ̞el̪d̪e]
The verdict
“rebelde” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #6,004 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #6,004
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Que se rebela contra la autoridad.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | rebelde |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [reˈβ̞el̪d̪e] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #6,004 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “rebelde” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for rebelde is 7 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [reˈβ̞el̪d̪e]. Corpus data places it at rank #6,004 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for rebelde, with forms such as "erbelde", "rbeelde", and "rebbelde". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "revele", "Recalde", "rebeldes", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is rebelde, spelled R-E-B-E-L-D-E.
Definition
- 1Que se rebela contra la autoridad.
- 2Por extensión, difícil de dirigir por tener el hábito de rebelarse contra la autoridad.
- 3Por extensión, difícil de resolver o curar.
- 4Dicho de una parte en un proceso, declarada formalmente en rebeldía por la autoridad por no comparecer a una citación o incumplir un mandato.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: erbelde,rbeelde,rebbelde,rebedle,rebeldde,rebeled,rebellde,reblede,reeblde,revelde,rrebelde
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of rebelde - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “rebelde”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is R-E-B-E-L-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [reˈβ̞el̪d̪e] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “revele” - see the side-by-side comparison. rebelde vs revele
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.