rechazanvsrechazaronTell them apart

Which to use

“rechazan” and “rechazaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#13,776
“rechazan” frequency rank
#17,262
“rechazaron” frequency rank
31038
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature rechazan rechazaron
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de rechazar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de rechazar.

Where the eye mixes rechazan and rechazaron

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. rechazan runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against rechazaron's 10 (CVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
rechazan
10 ch
rechazaron

Visual trap between rechazan and rechazaron

A purely visual mix-up. rechazan ([reˈt͡ʃasãn]) and rechazaron ([ret͡ʃaˈsaɾõn]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31038, 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]. rechazaron is at rank #17,262, tagged as averb, pronounced [ret͡ʃaˈsaɾõn].

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 31038, this pair ranks #209,105 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of rechazan vs rechazaron

Shared letters: acehnrz. Private to "rechazan": -. Private to "rechazaron": o.

"rechazan" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC  ·  "rechazaron" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • rechazanerchazan · rcehazan · recahzan · recchazan · rechaazn · rechazann · rechazna · rechazzan
  • rechazaronerchazaron · rcehazaron · recahzaron · recchazaron · rechaazron · rechazaorn · rechazarno · rechazaronn

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "rechazan" for "rechazaron" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([reˈt͡ʃasãn] versus [ret͡ʃaˈsaɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "rechazan" or "rechazaron"?
"rechazan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,776 in our Spanish list, against #17,262 for "rechazaron". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "rechazan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "rechazaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #209,105 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "rechazan" and "rechazaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rechazaban vs rechazaron". 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 #209,105 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list