Which to use
“rechazado” and “rechazar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,304
- “rechazado” frequency rank
- #7,349
- “rechazar” frequency rank
- 15653
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rechazado | rechazar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de rechazar. | Impedir que algo o alguien llegue a o entre en un lugar. |
Where the eye mixes rechazado and rechazar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. rechazado 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.
Why the eye confuses rechazado with rechazar
A purely visual mix-up. rechazado ([ret͡ʃaˈsað̞o]) and rechazar ([ret͡ʃaˈsaɾ]) 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 15653, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rechazado is recorded at frequency rank #8,304, classified as averb, pronounced [ret͡ʃaˈsað̞o]. 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 15653, this pair ranks #279,295 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of rechazado vs rechazar
Shared letters: acehrz. Private to "rechazado": do. Private to "rechazar": -.
"rechazado" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "rechazar" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "rechazado" and "rechazar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "rechazado" vs "rechazar" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "rechazado" and "rechazar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "rechazado" 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 #279,295 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rechazado" and "rechazar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rechazar 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 #279,295 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.