reject
/ɹɪˈd͡ʒɛkt/
"reject" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“reject” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #6,829 in English word frequency and used as a verb.
- #6,829
- frequency rank, English
- 6
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 13
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - To refuse to accept; to forswear.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | reject |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ɹɪˈd͡ʒɛkt/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #6,829 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 13 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “reject” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for reject is 6 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɹɪˈd͡ʒɛkt/. Corpus data places it at rank #6,829 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for reject, with forms such as "erject", "reejct", and "rejcet". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "reset", "repeat", "resent", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Late Middle English rejecten, from Latin reiectus, past participle of reicere (“to throw back”), from re- (“back”) + iacere (“to throw”). Displaced native Old English āweorpan (literally “to throw out”). The correct English form is reject, spelled R-E-J-E-C-T.
Definition
- 1To refuse to accept; to forswear.
- 2To block a shot, especially if it sends the ball off the court.
- 3To refuse a romantic advance.
Etymology
From Late Middle English rejecten, from Latin reiectus, past participle of reicere (“to throw back”), from re- (“back”) + iacere (“to throw”). Displaced native Old English āweorpan (literally “to throw out”).
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: erject,reejct,rejcet,rejecct,rejectt,rejetc,rejject,rjeect,rreject
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of reject - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “reject”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is R-E-J-E-C-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɹɪˈd͡ʒɛkt/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “reset” - see the side-by-side comparison. reject vs reset
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.