rebotar

/[reβ̞oˈt̪aɾ]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#43,219

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

rebotar is aSpanishverb. It means: Cambiar de dirección un cuerpo tras chocar con otro fijo por principio de acción y reacción, especialmente los elásticos. Pronounced [reβ̞oˈt̪aɾ]. Often confused with retar and rotar.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of rebotar in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for rebotar is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [reβ̞oˈt̪aɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #43,219 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for rebotar, with forms such as "erbotar", "rbeotar", and "rebbotar". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, 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, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is rebotar, spelled R-E-B-O-T-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for rebotar

Misspelling Variants of "rebotar"

erbotar7rbeotar7rebbotar8reboatr7rebotarr8rebotra7rebottar8rebtoar7
Misspelling Variants of "rebotar"

Frequency rank: #43,219 in Spanish

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 covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.