Which to use
“rebut” and “récup” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,717
- “rebut” frequency rank
- #27,952
- “récup” frequency rank
- 62669
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rebut | récup |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de rebuter (rejeter avec rudesse). | Technique de restauration ou de création à partir d’objets anciens. |
Where the eye mixes rebut and récup
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. rebut and récup follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: rebut vs récup
A purely visual mix-up. rebut (\ʁə.by\) and récup (\ʁe.kyp\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62669, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rebut is recorded at frequency rank #34,717, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.by\. récup is at rank #27,952, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.kyp\.
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 62669, this pair ranks #85,954 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of rebut vs récup
Shared letters: ru. Private to "rebut": bet. Private to "récup": cpé.
"rebut" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "récup" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- rebut ← erbut · rbeut · rebbut · rebtu · rebutt · reubt · rrebut
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rebut" for "récup" ever safe?
Which is more common, "rebut" or "récup"?
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 "rebut" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "récup" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #85,954 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rebut" and "récup" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rebut vs relit". 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 #85,954 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.