rebondvsrecordConfusable pair

Which to use

“rebond” and “record” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#19,125
“rebond” frequency rank
#2,244
“record” frequency rank
21369
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature rebond record
Definition Action de rebondir. Exploit sportif dépassant tout ce qui a été fait précédemment dans le même genre, et officiellement constaté.

Where the eye mixes rebond and record

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
rebond
6 ch
record

Look-alike desk: rebond vs record

A purely visual mix-up. rebond (\ʁə.bɔ̃\) and record (\ʁə.kɔʁ\) 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 21369, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

rebond is recorded at frequency rank #19,125, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.bɔ̃\. record is at rank #2,244, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.kɔʁ\.

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 21369, this pair ranks #363,533 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of rebond vs record

Shared letters: deor. Private to "rebond": bn. Private to "record": c.

"rebond" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC  ·  "record" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • rebonderbond · rbeond · rebbond · rebnod · rebodn · rebondd · rebonnd · reobnd
  • recordercord · rceord · reccord · recodr · recordd · recorrd · recrod · reocrd

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "rebond" and "record" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\ʁə.bɔ̃\ versus \ʁə.kɔʁ\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "rebond" or "record"?
"record" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,244 in our French list, against #19,125 for "rebond". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "rebond" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "record" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #363,533 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "rebond" and "record" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rebond vs remord". 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 #363,533 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list