Which to use
“rebonds” and “remords” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,136
- “rebonds” frequency rank
- #13,676
- “remords” frequency rank
- 34812
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rebonds | remords |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de rebond. | Reproche, tourment, regret sincère provoqué par la conscience d’avoir mal agi. |
Where the eye mixes rebonds and remords
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. rebonds and remords follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses rebonds with remords
A purely visual mix-up. rebonds (\ʁə.bɔ̃\) and remords (\ʁə.mɔʁ\) 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 34812, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rebonds is recorded at frequency rank #21,136, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.bɔ̃\. remords is at rank #13,676, tagged as anoun, 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 34812, this pair ranks #281,179 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rebonds vs remords
Shared letters: deors. Private to "rebonds": bn. Private to "remords": m.
"rebonds" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "remords" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "rebonds" and "remords" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "rebonds" vs "remords" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "rebonds" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "remords" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #281,179 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rebonds" and "remords" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rebonds vs rêvons". 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 #281,179 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.