rebordvsrecordWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#23,667
“rebord” frequency rank
#2,244
“record” frequency rank
25911
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature rebord record
Definition Bord élevé et ordinairement ajouté, rapporté. Exploit sportif dépassant tout ce qui a été fait précédemment dans le même genre, et officiellement constaté.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set rebord and record apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
rebord
6 ch
record

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. rebord (\ʁə.bɔʁ\) 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 differ by a single letter - b in “rebord” becomes c in “record”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25911, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

rebord is recorded at frequency rank #23,667, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.bɔʁ\. 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 25911, this pair ranks #338,176 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of rebord vs record

Shared letters: deor. Private to "rebord": b. Private to "record": c.

"rebord" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC  ·  "record" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • reborderbord · rbeord · rebbord · rebodr · rebordd · reborrd · rebrod · reobrd
  • recordercord · rceord · reccord · recodr · recordd · recorrd · recrod · reocrd

Frequency comparison

rebord#23,667
record#2,244

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "rebord" and "record" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ʁə.bɔʁ\ versus \ʁə.kɔʁ\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "rebord" or "record"?
"record" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,244 in our French list, against #23,667 for "rebord". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering rebord vs record

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “rebord” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list