Which to use
“rechaza” and “rechazan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,219
- “rechaza” frequency rank
- #13,776
- “rechazan” frequency rank
- 20995
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rechaza | rechazan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de rechazar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de rechazar. |
Where the eye mixes rechaza and rechazan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. rechaza runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against rechazan's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between rechaza and rechazan
A purely visual mix-up. rechaza ([reˈt͡ʃasa]) 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 differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “rechaza” sits inside “rechazan”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20995, 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]. 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 20995, this pair ranks #256,867 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of rechaza vs rechazan
Shared letters: acehrz. Private to "rechaza": -. Private to "rechazan": n.
"rechaza" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "rechazan" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rechaza" for "rechazan" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "rechaza" or "rechazan" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "rechaza" 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 #256,867 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rechaza" and "rechazan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rechazaban vs rechazan". 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 #256,867 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.