rebrousser chemin
\ʁə.bʁu.se ʃə.mɛ̃\
The verdict
“rebrousser chemin” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Retourner subitement en arrière, faire demi-tour.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | rebrousser chemin |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ʁə.bʁu.se ʃə.mɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “rebrousser chemin” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for rebrousser chemin is 17 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ʁə.bʁu.se ʃə.mɛ̃\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for rebrousser chemin, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is rebrousser chemin, spelled R-E-B-R-O-U-S-S-E-R- -C-H-E-M-I-N.
Definition
- 1Retourner subitement en arrière, faire demi-tour.
- 2Repartir dans le sens inverse de la digestion, régurgiter.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “rebrousser chemin”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is R-E-B-R-O-U-S-S-E-R- -C-H-E-M-I-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ʁə.bʁu.se ʃə.mɛ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.