rejection

/ɹɪˈd͡ʒɛk.ʃən/

//ɹɪˈd͡ʒɛk.ʃən// noun

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"rejection" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“rejection” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #8,339. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,339
frequency rank, English
3,094
“R” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act of rejecting.

Corpus desk

Index EN-rejection · rejection · English

rejection · rank #8,339 · 14 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,339
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH relaxing

Nearest frequency peer: relaxing (+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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “rejection”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “rejection” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

rejection vs retention
78% similar
rejection vs resection
89% similar
rejection vs reaction
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for rejection
PropertyValue
Headwordrejection
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɹɪˈd͡ʒɛk.ʃən/
Letters9
Frequency rank#8,339
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “rejection”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).rejectionlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “relaxing” (#8,340), “rebuild” (#8,337), “reservoir” (#8,341). Among 3,094 “R” headwords, “rejection” is #8,339. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around rejection (IPA /ɹɪˈd͡ʒɛk.ʃən/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,339 among 3,094 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for rejection, with forms such as "erjection", "reejction", and "rejcetion". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "retention", "resection", "reaction", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From French réjection or directly from Latin reiectiōnem, accusative of Latin reiectiō. Displaced native Old English āworpennes (literally “thrown-out-ness”). The correct English form is rejection, spelled R-E-J-E-C-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    The act of rejecting.
  2. 2
    The state of being rejected.
  3. 3
    A blocked shot.
  4. 4
    An immune reaction of a host organism to a foreign biological tissue, such as in an organ transplant.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how rejection appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. My offer was met with rejection

Etymology

From French réjection or directly from Latin reiectiōnem, accusative of Latin reiectiō. Displaced native Old English āworpennes (literally “thrown-out-ness”).

This word in other languages

rechazo(Español)refus(Français)Ablehnung(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erjection
  • reejction
  • rejcetion
  • rejecction
  • rejeciton
  • rejecsion
  • rejectino
  • rejectionn
  • rejectoin
  • rejecttion
  • rejetcion
  • rejjection
  • rjeection
  • rrejection

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of rejection - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

erjection2reejction2rejcetion2rejecction1rejeciton2rejecsion1rejectino2rejectionn1
Edit distance from "rejection"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "rejection"?
"rejection" is spelled R-E-J-E-C-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ɹɪˈd͡ʒɛk.ʃən/.
What does "rejection" mean?
As a noun, "rejection" means: The act of rejecting.
What words are commonly confused with "rejection"?
"rejection" is commonly confused with "retention", "resection", "reaction". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "rejection"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rejection" is /ɹɪˈd͡ʒɛk.ʃən/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "rejection"?
From French réjection or directly from Latin reiectiōnem, accusative of Latin reiectiō. Displaced native Old English āworpennes (literally “thrown-out-ness”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "rejection", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

reservoir#8,341Sebastian#8,345sensation#8,346petroleum#8,331

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

mortality14 variantsbiography14 variantsconsuming14 variantsdesigning14 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list