Which to use
“rebond” is a noun and “remord” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,125
- “rebond” frequency rank
- #46,408
- “remord” frequency rank
- 65533
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rebond | remord |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de rebondir. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de remordre. |
Where the eye mixes rebond and remord
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. rebond and remord follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses rebond with remord
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: rebond is \ʁə.bɔ̃\ while remord is \ʁə.mɔʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65533, 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\. remord is at rank #46,408, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.mɔʁ\.
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 65533, this pair ranks #71,901 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of rebond vs remord
Shared letters: deor. Private to "rebond": bn. Private to "remord": m.
"rebond" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "remord" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "rebond" and "remord" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "rebond" or "remord" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "rebond" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "remord" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #71,901 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rebond" and "remord" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "remord vs remote". 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 #71,901 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.