Which to use
“rechazan” and “rechazando” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,776
- “rechazan” frequency rank
- #20,177
- “rechazando” frequency rank
- 33953
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rechazan | rechazando |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de rechazar. | Gerundio de rechazar. |
Where the eye mixes rechazan and rechazando
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. rechazan runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against rechazando's 10 (CVCCVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: rechazan vs rechazando
A purely visual mix-up. rechazan ([reˈt͡ʃasãn]) and rechazando ([ret͡ʃaˈsãn̪d̪o]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “rechazan” sits inside “rechazando”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33953, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rechazan is recorded at frequency rank #13,776, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈt͡ʃasãn]. rechazando is at rank #20,177, tagged as averb, pronounced [ret͡ʃaˈsãn̪d̪o].
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 33953, this pair ranks #194,005 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rechazan vs rechazando
Shared letters: acehnrz. Private to "rechazan": -. Private to "rechazando": do.
"rechazan" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "rechazando" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- rechazan ← erchazan · rcehazan · recahzan · recchazan · rechaazn · rechazann · rechazna · rechazzan
- rechazando ← erchazando · rcehazando · recahzando · recchazando · rechaazndo · rechazadno · rechazanddo · rechazanndo
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rechazan" for "rechazando" ever safe?
Which is more common, "rechazan" or "rechazando"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "rechazan" and "rechazando" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "rechazan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rechazando" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #194,005 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rechazan" and "rechazando" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rechazaban vs rechazan". 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 #194,005 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.