Which to use
“rechazaban” and “rechazaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,238
- “rechazaban” frequency rank
- #17,262
- “rechazaron” frequency rank
- 66500
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rechazaban | rechazaron |
|---|---|---|
| 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 pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de rechazar. |
Where the eye mixes rechazaban and rechazaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. rechazaban and rechazaron follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses rechazaban with rechazaron
A purely visual mix-up. rechazaban ([ret͡ʃaˈsaβ̞ãn]) and rechazaron ([ret͡ʃaˈsaɾõn]) 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 66500, 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]. rechazaron is at rank #17,262, tagged as averb, pronounced [ret͡ʃaˈsaɾõn].
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 66500, this pair ranks #39,700 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of rechazaban vs rechazaron
Shared letters: acehnrz. Private to "rechazaban": b. Private to "rechazaron": o.
"rechazaban" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC · "rechazaron" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- rechazaban ← erchazaban · rcehazaban · recahzaban · recchazaban · rechaazban · rechazaabn · rechazabann · rechazabban
- rechazaron ← erchazaron · rcehazaron · recahzaron · recchazaron · rechaazron · rechazaorn · rechazarno · rechazaronn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "rechazaban" and "rechazaron" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "rechazaban" or "rechazaron" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "rechazaban" and "rechazaron" 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 "rechazaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #39,700 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rechazaban" and "rechazaron" 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 #39,700 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.