Which to use
“rebasa” and “rebota” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,775
- “rebasa” frequency rank
- #42,107
- “rebota” frequency rank
- 88882
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rebasa | rebota |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de rebasar. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de rebotar. |
Where the eye mixes rebasa and rebota
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. rebasa and rebota follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: rebasa vs rebota
A purely visual mix-up. rebasa ([reˈβ̞asa]) and rebota ([reˈβ̞ot̪a]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 88882, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rebasa is recorded at frequency rank #46,775, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈβ̞asa]. rebota is at rank #42,107, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈβ̞ot̪a].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 88882, this pair ranks #3,487 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of rebasa vs rebota
Shared letters: aber. Private to "rebasa": s. Private to "rebota": ot.
"rebasa" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "rebota" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "rebasa" and "rebota" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "rebasa" or "rebota" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "rebasa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rebota" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #3,487 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rebasa" and "rebota" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rebasa vs rebasar". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #3,487 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.