Which to use
“rechaza” is a verb and “rechazada” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,219
- “rechaza” frequency rank
- #13,332
- “rechazada” frequency rank
- 20551
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rechaza | rechazada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de rechazar. | Forma del femenino de aprobado, participio de aprobar. |
Where the eye mixes rechaza and rechazada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. rechaza runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against rechazada's 9 (CVCCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses rechaza with rechazada
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: rechaza is [reˈt͡ʃasa] while rechazada is [ret͡ʃaˈsað̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “rechaza” sits inside “rechazada”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20551, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rechaza is recorded at frequency rank #7,219, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈt͡ʃasa]. rechazada is at rank #13,332, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [ret͡ʃaˈsað̞a].
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 20551, this pair ranks #258,836 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of rechaza vs rechazada
Shared letters: acehrz. Private to "rechaza": -. Private to "rechazada": d.
"rechaza" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "rechazada" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rechaza" for "rechazada" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "rechaza" or "rechazada" show up more?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "rechaza" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rechazada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #258,836 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rechaza" and "rechazada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rechazaban vs rechazada". 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 #258,836 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.