Which to use
“rechazaban” and “rechazan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,238
- “rechazaban” frequency rank
- #13,776
- “rechazan” frequency rank
- 63014
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rechazaban | rechazan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de rechazar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de rechazar. |
Where the eye mixes rechazaban and rechazan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. rechazaban runs 10 letters (CVCCVCVCVC) against rechazan's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: rechazaban vs rechazan
A purely visual mix-up. rechazaban ([ret͡ʃaˈsaβ̞ãn]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63014, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rechazaban is recorded at frequency rank #49,238, classified as averb, pronounced [ret͡ʃaˈsaβ̞ãn]. 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 63014, this pair ranks #50,133 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of rechazaban vs rechazan
Shared letters: acehnrz. Private to "rechazaban": b. Private to "rechazan": -.
"rechazaban" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC · "rechazan" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- rechazaban ← erchazaban · rcehazaban · recahzaban · recchazaban · rechaazban · rechazaabn · rechazabann · rechazabban
- rechazan ← erchazan · rcehazan · recahzan · recchazan · rechaazn · rechazann · rechazna · rechazzan
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "rechazaban" and "rechazan" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "rechazaban" or "rechazan" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "rechazaban" and "rechazan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "rechazaban" 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 #50,133 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rechazaban" and "rechazan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rechazaba vs rechazaban". 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 #50,133 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.