Which to use
“rechazada” and “rechazados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,332
- “rechazada” frequency rank
- #20,795
- “rechazados” frequency rank
- 34127
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rechazada | rechazados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de aprobado, participio de aprobar. | Forma del plural de rechazado, participio de rechazar. |
Where the eye mixes rechazada and rechazados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. rechazada runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCV) against rechazados's 10 (CVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: rechazada vs rechazados
A purely visual mix-up. rechazada ([ret͡ʃaˈsað̞a]) and rechazados ([ret͡ʃaˈsað̞os]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34127, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rechazada is recorded at frequency rank #13,332, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [ret͡ʃaˈsað̞a]. rechazados is at rank #20,795, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [ret͡ʃaˈsað̞os].
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 34127, this pair ranks #193,110 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rechazada vs rechazados
Shared letters: acdehrz. Private to "rechazada": -. Private to "rechazados": os.
"rechazada" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "rechazados" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- rechazada ← erchazada · rcehazada · recahzada · recchazada · rechaazda · rechazaad · rechazadda · rechazdaa
- rechazados ← erchazados · rcehazados · recahzados · recchazados · rechaazdos · rechazaddos · rechazadoss · rechazadso
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "rechazada" and "rechazados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "rechazada" or "rechazados"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "rechazada" and "rechazados" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "rechazada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rechazados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #193,110 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rechazada" and "rechazados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rechazados 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 #193,110 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.