reject
/ɹɪˈd͡ʒɛkt/
"reject" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“reject” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #6,829. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #6,829
- frequency rank, English
- 3,094
- “R” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 13
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - To refuse to accept; to forswear.
Corpus desk
Index EN-reject · reject · English
reject · rank #6,829 · 9 variants · 13 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #6,829
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
- VAR-MID 9 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,094
- PHOTO-FINISH reasonably
Nearest frequency peer: reasonably (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “reject”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- ranch
ranch
93,175 corpus weight
- rays
rays
93,174 corpus weight
- reasonably
reasonably
93,173 corpus weight
- reject
reject
93,172 corpus weight
- remainder
remainder
93,171 corpus weight
- schemes
schemes
93,170 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “reject” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
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
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around reject (IPA /ɹɪˈd͡ʒɛkt/), averb. Corpus frequency is #6,829 among 3,094 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
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.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how reject appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
She even rejected my improved offer.
One morning I had been driven to the precarious refuge afforded by the steps of the inn, after rejecting offers from the Celebrity to join him in a variety of amusements. But even here I was not free from interruption, for he was seated on a horse-block below me, playing with a fox terrier.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "reject", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).
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.