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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "rebond" and "record" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "rebond" or "record"?
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.