rebuffade
\ʁə.by.fad\
The verdict
“rebuffade” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Attitude de refus brutal d’une demande ou d’une attente.
Corpus desk
Index FR-rebuffade · rebuffade · French
rebuffade · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | rebuffade |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʁə.by.fad\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
rebuffade is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʁə.by.fad\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Attitude de refus brutal d’une demande ou d’une attente.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for rebuffade, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is rebuffade, spelled R-E-B-U-F-F-A-D-E.
Definition
- 1Attitude de refus brutal d’une demande ou d’une attente.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how rebuffade appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Et jamais, au plus fort des rebuffades et des duretés, jamais un geste de colère, jamais un mot de reproche !…
Il m’a dit les larmes aux yeux que son assuidité au presbytère lui valait beaucoup de rebuffades, de railleries.
This word in other languages
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.