rebote
Spanish, noun
rebote is spelled R-E-B-O-T-E (6 letters) and appears 2.8 times per million words in written Spanish, the 17,890th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Rebote is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “bounce (a change of direction of motion after hitting the ground or an obstacle)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present subjunctive of rebotar. With an accent, reboté is a different word: “first-person singular preterite indicative of rebotar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Acción y efecto de rebotar o rebotarse”.
What does rebote mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinebounce (a change of direction of motion after hitting the ground or an obstacle)
- 2
masculinericochet
- 3
masculinebounce (a change of direction of motion after hitting the ground or an obstacle)
Le tienes que dar a la pelota antes del segundo rebote o pierdes el punto.
- 4
masculinerebound (the strike of the ball after it has bounced off a defending player, the crossbar or goalpost)
Cogió el rebote y salió corriendo hacia su campo.
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- 2
third-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
first-person singular preterite indicative of rebotar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Acción y efecto de rebotar o rebotarse 2. En baloncesto, rebote₁ de la pelota en el tablero que rodea al aro, que da lugar a una disputa por la posesión de la misma
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of rebote
- rebotes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to rebote
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is rebote in Spanish?
rebote appears 2.8 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).