Which to use
“rebord” and “remords” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,667
- “rebord” frequency rank
- #13,676
- “remords” frequency rank
- 37343
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rebord | remords |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Bord élevé et ordinairement ajouté, rapporté. | Reproche, tourment, regret sincère provoqué par la conscience d’avoir mal agi. |
Where the eye mixes rebord and remords
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between rebord and remords
A purely visual mix-up. rebord (\ʁə.bɔʁ\) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37343, 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\. 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 37343, this pair ranks #263,129 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rebord vs remords
Shared letters: deor. Private to "rebord": b. Private to "remords": ms.
"rebord" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "remords" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rebord" for "remords" ever safe?
Frequency check: "rebord" vs "remords" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "rebord" 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 #263,129 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rebord" and "remords" 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 #263,129 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.