Which to use
“rechazada” is a participle and “rechazar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,332
- “rechazada” frequency rank
- #7,349
- “rechazar” frequency rank
- 20681
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rechazada | rechazar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de aprobado, participio de aprobar. | Impedir que algo o alguien llegue a o entre en un lugar. |
Where the eye mixes rechazada and rechazar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. rechazada runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCV) against rechazar's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between rechazada and rechazar
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: rechazada is [ret͡ʃaˈsað̞a] while rechazar is [ret͡ʃaˈsaɾ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20681, 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]. rechazar is at rank #7,349, tagged as averb, pronounced [ret͡ʃaˈsaɾ].
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 20681, this pair ranks #258,270 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of rechazada vs rechazar
Shared letters: acehrz. Private to "rechazada": d. Private to "rechazar": -.
"rechazada" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "rechazar" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "rechazada" and "rechazar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "rechazada" vs "rechazar" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "rechazada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rechazar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #258,270 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rechazada" and "rechazar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rechazaban vs rechazada". 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 #258,270 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.