rebord

\ʁə.bɔʁ\

/\ʁə.bɔʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“rebord” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #23,667. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,667
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bord élevé et ordinairement ajouté, rapporté.

Corpus desk

Index FR-rebord · rebord · French

rebord · rank #23,667 · 9 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,667
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH ravissante

Nearest frequency peer: ravissante (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « rebord »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « rebord » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

rebord vs regard
67% similar
rebord vs retard
67% similar
rebord vs répond
50% similar

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

Key facts for rebord
PropertyValue
Headwordrebord
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁə.bɔʁ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#23,667
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « rebord »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).rebordse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « ravissante » (#23,666), « refusaient » (#23,668), « rassurée » (#23,665). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « rebord » est au #23,667. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around rebord (IPA \ʁə.bɔʁ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,667 among 5,742 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for rebord, with forms such as "erbord", "rbeord", and "rebbord". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "regard", "retard", "répond", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is rebord, spelled R-E-B-O-R-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bord élevé et ordinairement ajouté, rapporté.
  2. 2
    Bord replié, renversé.
  3. 3
    Bord sur lequel on s’appuie, on s’asseoit.
  4. 4
    Bord d'un relief profond, le long d’une dénivellation.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how rebord appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Une pluie glacée tombait dans les rues miroitantes. Je marchais le long des boutiques, m’appuyant au rebord des devantures pour ne point m’écrouler sur le trottoir.
  2. Ensuite, il prenait un fil électrique terminé par une pince crocodile, fixait la pince au rebord du bidon et branchait le fil dans une prise de courant.

This word in other languages

rim(English)aba(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erbord
  • rbeord
  • rebbord
  • rebodr
  • rebordd
  • reborrd
  • rebrod
  • reobrd
  • rrebord

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

erbord2rbeord2rebbord1rebodr2rebordd1reborrd1rebrod2reobrd2
Edit distance from "rebord"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "rebord"?
"rebord" is spelled R-E-B-O-R-D. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁə.bɔʁ\.
What does "rebord" mean?
As a noun, "rebord" means: Bord élevé et ordinairement ajouté, rapporté.
What words are commonly confused with "rebord"?
"rebord" is commonly confused with "regard", "retard", "répond". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "rebord"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rebord" is \ʁə.bɔʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rebord" come from?
"rebord" is a French 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 French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

purent#23,663return#23,674pornos#23,651poires#23,649

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Rameaux9 variantssaisine9 variantsserrées9 variantspassifs9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list