rechacenvsrechazanTell them apart

Which to use

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

#46,162
“rechacen” frequency rank
#13,776
“rechazan” frequency rank
59938
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature rechacen rechazan
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de rechazar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de rechazar.

Where the eye mixes rechacen and rechazan

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

8 ch
rechacen
8 ch
rechazan

Why the eye confuses rechacen with rechazan

A purely visual mix-up. rechacen ([reˈt͡ʃasẽn]) and rechazan ([reˈt͡ʃasãn]) 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 59938, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

rechacen is recorded at frequency rank #46,162, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈt͡ʃasẽn]. rechazan is at rank #13,776, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈt͡ʃasãn].

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 59938, this pair ranks #60,770 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of rechacen vs rechazan

Shared letters: acehnr. Private to "rechacen": -. Private to "rechazan": z.

"rechacen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC  ·  "rechazan" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • rechacenerchacen · rcehacen · recahcen · recchacen · rechaccen · rechacenn · rechacne · rechaecn
  • rechazanerchazan · rcehazan · recahzan · recchazan · rechaazn · rechazann · rechazna · rechazzan

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "rechacen" and "rechazan" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([reˈt͡ʃasẽn] versus [reˈt͡ʃasãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "rechacen" or "rechazan"?
"rechazan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,776 in our Spanish list, against #46,162 for "rechacen". 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 "rechacen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "rechazan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #60,770 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "rechacen" and "rechazan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rechacen vs reclamen". 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 #60,770 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