Which to use
“rechaza” and “rechazado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,219
- “rechaza” frequency rank
- #8,304
- “rechazado” frequency rank
- 15523
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rechaza | rechazado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de rechazar. | Participio de rechazar. |
Where the eye mixes rechaza and rechazado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. rechaza runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against rechazado's 9 (CVCCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: rechaza vs rechazado
A purely visual mix-up. rechaza ([reˈt͡ʃasa]) and rechazado ([ret͡ʃaˈsað̞o]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “rechaza” sits inside “rechazado”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15523, 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]. rechazado is at rank #8,304, tagged as averb, pronounced [ret͡ʃaˈsað̞o].
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 15523, this pair ranks #279,803 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of rechaza vs rechazado
Shared letters: acehrz. Private to "rechaza": -. Private to "rechazado": do.
"rechaza" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "rechazado" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "rechaza" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rechazado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #279,803 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rechaza" and "rechazado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rechaza vs rechazos". 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 #279,803 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.