rebite

noun

The verdict

“rebite” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #93,197 among 963 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,197
frequency rank, Portuguese
963
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - pequena haste cilíndrica de metal, com cabeça cônica ou fendida em uma das extremidades, destinada a ser introduzida em um furo, de tal modo que a outra extremidade sobressaia e possa ser rebatida ...

Corpus desk

Index PT-rebite · rebite · Portuguese

rebite · rank #93,197 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #93,197
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 963
  • PHOTO-FINISH regicídio

Nearest frequency peer: regicídio (+14 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “rebite”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “rebite” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for rebite
PropertyValue
Headwordrebite
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters6
Frequency rank#93,197
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “rebite” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).rebitecai nesta cauda de raridade:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “regicídio” (#93,211), “registry” (#93,212), “provir” (#93,175). Entre 963 lemas com “R”, “rebite” fica em #93,197. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

rebite is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #93,197 among 963 “R” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

rebite has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is rebite, spelled R-E-B-I-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    pequena haste cilíndrica de metal, com cabeça cônica ou fendida em uma das extremidades, destinada a ser introduzida em um furo, de tal modo que a outra extremidade sobressaia e possa ser rebatida para formar nova cabeça
  2. 2
    droga em forma de cápsula ou comprimido, em geral anfetamina, usado como estimulante sobretudo por caminhoneiros a fim de se manterem acordados por longas jornadas.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how rebite appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Isso faz eles dobrarem o dia dirigindo à base de rebite e com excesso de carga.

Synonyms

arrebite

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "rebite"?
"rebite" is spelled R-E-B-I-T-E.
What does "rebite" mean?
As a noun, "rebite" means: pequena haste cilíndrica de metal, com cabeça cônica ou fendida em uma das extremidades, destinada a ser introduzida em um furo, de tal modo que a outra extremidade sobressaia e possa ser rebatida ...
What language does "rebite" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "rebite", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list