rebotar

[reβ̞oˈt̪aɾ]

/[reβ̞oˈt̪aɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“rebotar” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #43,219. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#43,219
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cambiar de dirección un cuerpo tras chocar con otro fijo por principio de acción y reacción, especialmente los elásticos.

Corpus desk

Index ES-rebotar · rebotar · Spanish

rebotar · rank #43,219 · 11 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #43,219
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH reconocería

Nearest frequency peer: reconocería (+1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “rebotar”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “rebotar” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

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).

rebotar vs retar
71% similar
rebotar vs rotar
71% similar
rebotar vs remota
71% similar

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

Key facts for rebotar
PropertyValue
Headwordrebotar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[reβ̞oˈt̪aɾ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#43,219
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “rebotar”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.rebotarcae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “reconocería” (#43,220), “reconstruye” (#43,221), “rascar” (#43,216). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “rebotar” va en #43,219. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around rebotar (IPA [reβ̞oˈt̪aɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #43,219 among 4,151 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for rebotar, with forms such as "erbotar", "rbeotar", and "rebbotar". 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 also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "retar", "rotar", "remota", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is rebotar, spelled R-E-B-O-T-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cambiar de dirección un cuerpo tras chocar con otro fijo por principio de acción y reacción, especialmente los elásticos.
  2. 2
    Dicho de un cheque: haber sido rechazado por falta de fondos.
  3. 3
    No llegar un mensaje de correo electrónico al destinatario.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erbotar
  • rbeotar
  • rebbotar
  • reboatr
  • rebotarr
  • rebotra
  • rebottar
  • rebtoar
  • reobtar
  • revotar
  • rrebotar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of rebotar - 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.

erbotar2rbeotar2rebbotar1reboatr2rebotarr1rebotra2rebottar1rebtoar2
Edit distance from "rebotar"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "rebotar"?
"rebotar" is spelled R-E-B-O-T-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [reβ̞oˈt̪aɾ].
What does "rebotar" mean?
As a verb, "rebotar" means: Cambiar de dirección un cuerpo tras chocar con otro fijo por principio de acción y reacción, especialmente los elásticos.
What words are commonly confused with "rebotar"?
"rebotar" is commonly confused with "retar", "rotar", "remota". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "rebotar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rebotar" is [reβ̞oˈt̪aɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rebotar" come from?
"rebotar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

regatas#43,225prestes#43,194prensas#43,192prendes#43,191

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

refriega11 variantsrememora11 variantsprioriza11 variantsselladas11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list