Which to use
“rechazan” and “rechazar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,776
- “rechazan” frequency rank
- #7,349
- “rechazar” frequency rank
- 21125
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rechazan | rechazar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de rechazar. | Impedir que algo o alguien llegue a o entre en un lugar. |
Where the eye mixes rechazan and rechazar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. rechazan and rechazar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: rechazan vs rechazar
A purely visual mix-up. rechazan ([reˈt͡ʃasãn]) 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 a single letter - n in “rechazan” becomes r in “rechazar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21125, 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]. 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 21125, this pair ranks #256,303 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of rechazan vs rechazar
Shared letters: acehrz. Private to "rechazan": n. Private to "rechazar": -.
"rechazan" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "rechazar" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rechazan" for "rechazar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "rechazan" vs "rechazar" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "rechazan" 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 #256,303 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rechazan" and "rechazar" 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 #256,303 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.