Which to use
“rechazado” and “reclamado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,304
- “rechazado” frequency rank
- #18,958
- “reclamado” frequency rank
- 27262
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rechazado | reclamado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de rechazar. | Participio de reclamar. |
Where the eye mixes rechazado and reclamado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. rechazado and reclamado follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses rechazado with reclamado
A purely visual mix-up. rechazado ([ret͡ʃaˈsað̞o]) and reclamado ([reklaˈmað̞o]) 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 27262, 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]. reclamado is at rank #18,958, tagged as averb, pronounced [reklaˈmað̞o].
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 27262, this pair ranks #227,707 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rechazado vs reclamado
Shared letters: acdeor. Private to "rechazado": hz. Private to "reclamado": lm.
"rechazado" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "reclamado" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "rechazado" and "reclamado" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "rechazado" vs "reclamado" - which ranks higher?
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 "rechazado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reclamado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #227,707 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rechazado" and "reclamado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reclamada vs reclamado". 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 #227,707 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.