Which to use
“rechazadas” and “rechazados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,218
- “rechazadas” frequency rank
- #20,795
- “rechazados” frequency rank
- 51013
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rechazadas | rechazados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de rechazado, participio de rechazar. | Forma del plural de rechazado, participio de rechazar. |
Where the eye mixes rechazadas and rechazados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. rechazadas and rechazados 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 rechazadas with rechazados
A purely visual mix-up. rechazadas ([ret͡ʃaˈsað̞as]) 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 a single letter - a in “rechazadas” becomes o in “rechazados”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51013, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rechazadas is recorded at frequency rank #30,218, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [ret͡ʃaˈsað̞as]. 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 51013, this pair ranks #100,161 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rechazadas vs rechazados
Shared letters: acdehrsz. Private to "rechazadas": -. Private to "rechazados": o.
"rechazadas" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC · "rechazados" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- rechazadas ← erchazadas · rcehazadas · recahzadas · recchazadas · rechaazdas · rechazaads · rechazadass · rechazaddas
- rechazados ← erchazados · rcehazados · recahzados · recchazados · rechaazdos · rechazaddos · rechazadoss · rechazadso
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rechazadas" for "rechazados" ever safe?
Which is more common, "rechazadas" or "rechazados"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "rechazadas" 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 #100,161 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rechazadas" and "rechazados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rechazaban vs rechazadas". 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 #100,161 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.