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Which to use

“rebajado” and “rematado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#32,371
“rebajado” frequency rank
#44,411
“rematado” frequency rank
76782
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature rebajado rematado
Definition Participio de rebajar. Participio de rematar.

Where the eye mixes rebajado and rematado

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. rebajado and rematado follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

8 ch
rebajado
8 ch
rematado

Why the eye confuses rebajado with rematado

A purely visual mix-up. rebajado ([reβ̞aˈxað̞o]) and rematado ([remaˈt̪að̞o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76782, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

rebajado is recorded at frequency rank #32,371, classified as averb, pronounced [reβ̞aˈxað̞o]. rematado is at rank #44,411, tagged as averb, pronounced [remaˈt̪að̞o].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 76782, this pair ranks #17,121 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of rebajado vs rematado

Shared letters: adeor. Private to "rebajado": bj. Private to "rematado": mt.

"rebajado" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV  ·  "rematado" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • rebajadoerbajado · rbeajado · reabjado · rebaajdo · rebajaddo · rebajaod · rebajdao · rebajjado
  • rematadoermatado · reamtado · remaatdo · remataddo · remataod · rematdao · remattado · remmatado

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "rebajado" and "rematado" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([reβ̞aˈxað̞o] versus [remaˈt̪að̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "rebajado" or "rematado"?
"rebajado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #32,371 in our Spanish list, against #44,411 for "rematado". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "rebajado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "rematado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #17,121 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "rebajado" and "rematado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rematado vs rentado". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #17,121 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list