Which to use
“rebord” and “records” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,667
- “rebord” frequency rank
- #6,741
- “records” frequency rank
- 30408
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rebord | records |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Bord élevé et ordinairement ajouté, rapporté. | Pluriel de record. |
Where the eye mixes rebord and records
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. rebord runs 6 letters (CVCVCC) against records's 7 (CVCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between rebord and records
A purely visual mix-up. rebord (\ʁə.bɔʁ\) and records (\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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30408, 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\. records is at rank #6,741, 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 30408, this pair ranks #310,524 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rebord vs records
Shared letters: deor. Private to "rebord": b. Private to "records": cs.
"rebord" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "records" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "rebord" and "records" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "rebord" or "records"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "rebord" and "records" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "rebord" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "records" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #310,524 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rebord" and "records" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rebord 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 #310,524 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.