Which to use
“rebut” is a noun and “remué” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,717
- “rebut” frequency rank
- #45,277
- “remué” frequency rank
- 79994
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rebut | remué |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de rebuter (rejeter avec rudesse). | Ému, touché. |
Where the eye mixes rebut and remué
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. rebut (CVCVC) and remué (CVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: rebut vs remué
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: rebut is \ʁə.by\ while remué is \ʁə.mɥe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79994, 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\. remué is at rank #45,277, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁə.mɥe\.
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 79994, this pair ranks #21,985 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of rebut vs remué
Shared letters: eru. Private to "rebut": bt. Private to "remué": mé.
"rebut" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "remué" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- rebut ← erbut · rbeut · rebbut · rebtu · rebutt · reubt · rrebut
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rebut" for "remué" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "rebut" or "remué" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "rebut" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "remué" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #21,985 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rebut" and "remué" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rejoué vs remué". 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 #21,985 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.