rechacevsrenaceWhich spelling fits?

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

#31,087
“rechace” frequency rank
#43,230
“renace” frequency rank
74317
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature rechace renace
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de rechazar. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de renacer.

Where the eye mixes rechace and renace

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. rechace runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against renace's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
rechace
6 ch
renace

Look-alike desk: rechace vs renace

A purely visual mix-up. rechace ([reˈt͡ʃase]) and renace ([reˈnase]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74317, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

rechace is recorded at frequency rank #31,087, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈt͡ʃase]. renace is at rank #43,230, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈnase].

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 74317, this pair ranks #21,534 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of rechace vs renace

Shared letters: acer. Private to "rechace": h. Private to "renace": n.

"rechace" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "renace" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • rechace ← erchace · rcehace · recahce · recchace · rechacce · rechaec · rechase · rechcae
  • renace ← ernace · reance · renacce · renaec · renase · rencae · rennace · rneace

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "rechace" and "renace" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([reˈt͡ʃase] versus [reˈnase]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "rechace" or "renace"?
"rechace" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #31,087 in our Spanish list, against #43,230 for "renace". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "rechace" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "renace" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #21,534 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "rechace" and "renace" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "relaje vs renace". 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 #21,534 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