reject
re·ject/ɹɪˈd͡ʒɛkt/verb, noun
reject is spelled R-E-J-E-C-T: 6 letters and 2 syllables (re·ject). It appears 11 times per million words in written English, the 6,784th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, reject means “To refuse to accept; to forswear” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in reject?
| Letters | 6: R-E-J-E-C-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: re·ject |
| In writing | 11 times per million words; the 6,784th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is reject?
Reject appears 11 times per million words in written English, the 6,784th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce reject?
- UK /ɹɪˈd͡ʒɛkt/
- US /ɹɪˈd͡ʒɛkt/
- US /ɹə-/
As a noun (“Something that is rejected”): /ˈɹiːd͡ʒɛkt/, /ˈɹiːd͡ʒekt/, /ˈɾid͡ʒɛkt/.
Reject has 2 syllables, split re·ject in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-reject_(verb).wav, En-us-reject.ogg, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-reject_(noun).wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with reject?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as reject from its last stressed vowel (/ɛkt/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of reject
- rejects present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- rejecting participle, present
- rejected participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does reject mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To refuse to accept; to forswear.
She even rejected my improved offer.
- 2
To block a shot, especially if it sends the ball off the court.
- 3
To refuse a romantic advance.
I've been rejected three times this week.
noun
- 1
Something that is rejected.
- 2
derogatoryslangAn unpopular person.
- 3
colloquialA rejected defective product in a production line.
- 4
A rejected takeoff.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Reject in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | rejeter |
| German | verwerfen, ablehnen, zurückweisen |
| Portuguese | rejeitar |
| Spanish | rechazar, desestimar, inadmitir, plaguear, descartar , chotear |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does reject come from?
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”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).