rechazar

/[ret͡ʃaˈsaɾ]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#7,349

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

10

similar word pairs

rechazar is aSpanishverb. It means: Impedir que algo o alguien llegue a o entre en un lugar. Pronounced [ret͡ʃaˈsaɾ]. It ranks #7,349 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with rechazo and reclamar.

Key facts for rechazar
PropertyValue
Headwordrechazar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ret͡ʃaˈsaɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#7,349
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of rechazar in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for rechazar is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ret͡ʃaˈsaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #7,349 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for rechazar, with forms such as "erchazar", "rcehazar", and "recahzar". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "rechazo", "reclamar", "rechazos", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is rechazar, spelled R-E-C-H-A-Z-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Impedir que algo o alguien llegue a o entre en un lugar.
  2. 2
    Desaprobar, invalidar o no admitir una conducta, acción, idea, propuesta, afirmación, solicitud, invitación, orden, etc.
  3. 3
    Resistir o repeler una fuerza contraria.
  4. 4
    Obligar al enemigo a ceder.
  5. 5
    Contrariar o impugnar.
  6. 6
    Desechar.
  7. 7
    Recusar.
  8. 8
    Hacer un cuerpo botar a otro, cuando chocan.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: erchazar,rcehazar,recahzar,recchazar,rechaazr,rechazarr,rechazra,rechazzar,rechhazar,rechzaar,rehcazar,rrechazar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for rechazar

Misspelling Variants of "rechazar"

erchazar8rcehazar8recahzar8recchazar9rechaazr8rechazarr9rechazra8rechazzar9
Misspelling Variants of "rechazar"

Frequency rank: #7,349 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "rechazar"?
"rechazar" is spelled R-E-C-H-A-Z-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ret͡ʃaˈsaɾ].
What does "rechazar" mean?
As a verb, "rechazar" means: Impedir que algo o alguien llegue a o entre en un lugar.
What words are commonly confused with "rechazar"?
"rechazar" is commonly confused with "rechazo", "reclamar", "rechazos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "rechazar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rechazar" is [ret͡ʃaˈsaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rechazar" come from?
"rechazar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.