Which to use
“reflected” and “rejected” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,908
- “reflected” frequency rank
- #3,839
- “rejected” frequency rank
- 9747
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reflected | rejected |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of reflect | simple past and past participle of reject |
Where the eye mixes reflected and rejected
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: reflected vs rejected
A purely visual mix-up. reflected (/ɹɪˈflɛktɪd/) and rejected (/ɹɪˈd͡ʒɛk.tɪd/) 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 9747, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reflected is recorded at frequency rank #5,908, classified as averb, pronounced /ɹɪˈflɛktɪd/. rejected is at rank #3,839, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɹɪˈd͡ʒɛk.tɪd/.
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 9747, this pair ranks #495,810 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of reflected vs rejected
Shared letters: cdert. Private to "reflected": fl. Private to "rejected": j.
"reflected" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "rejected" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "reflected" for "rejected" ever safe?
Frequency check: "reflected" vs "rejected" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "reflected" and "rejected" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "reflected" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rejected" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #495,810 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reflected" and "rejected" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reflected vs reflector". 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 #495,810 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.