Which to use
“rejected” and “repeated” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,839
- “rejected” frequency rank
- #4,481
- “repeated” frequency rank
- 8320
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rejected | repeated |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of reject | simple past and past participle of repeat |
Where the eye mixes rejected and repeated
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. rejected (CVCVCCVC) and repeated (CVCVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: rejected vs repeated
A purely visual mix-up. rejected (/ɹɪˈd͡ʒɛk.tɪd/) and repeated (/ɹɪˈpiːtɪd/) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8320, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rejected is recorded at frequency rank #3,839, classified as averb, pronounced /ɹɪˈd͡ʒɛk.tɪd/. repeated is at rank #4,481, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɹɪˈpiːtɪd/.
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 8320, this pair ranks #503,097 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of rejected vs repeated
Shared letters: dert. Private to "rejected": cj. Private to "repeated": ap.
"rejected" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "repeated" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "rejected" and "repeated" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "rejected" or "repeated" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "rejected" and "repeated" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "rejected" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "repeated" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #503,097 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rejected" and "repeated" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "repeated vs repeater". 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 #503,097 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.