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“rechazaban” and “reclamaban” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,238
- “rechazaban” frequency rank
- #31,952
- “reclamaban” frequency rank
- 81190
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rechazaban | reclamaban |
|---|---|---|
| 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 imperfecto de indicativo de reclamar. |
Where the eye mixes rechazaban and reclamaban
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. rechazaban and reclamaban follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between rechazaban and reclamaban
A purely visual mix-up. rechazaban ([ret͡ʃaˈsaβ̞ãn]) and reclamaban ([reklaˈmaβ̞ãn]) 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 81190, 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]. reclamaban is at rank #31,952, tagged as averb, pronounced [reklaˈmaβ̞ãn].
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 81190, this pair ranks #10,700 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of rechazaban vs reclamaban
Shared letters: abcenr. Private to "rechazaban": hz. Private to "reclamaban": lm.
"rechazaban" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC · "reclamaban" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- rechazaban ← erchazaban · rcehazaban · recahzaban · recchazaban · rechaazban · rechazaabn · rechazabann · rechazabban
- reclamaban ← erclamaban · rcelamaban · recalmaban · recclamaban · reclaamban · reclamaabn · reclamabann · reclamabban
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rechazaban" for "reclamaban" ever safe?
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What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "rechazaban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reclamaban" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #10,700 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rechazaban" and "reclamaban" 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 #10,700 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.