Which to use
“rechazan” is a verb and “rechazo” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,776
- “rechazan” frequency rank
- #3,654
- “rechazo” frequency rank
- 17430
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rechazan | rechazo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de rechazar. | Acción o efecto de rechazar. |
Where the eye mixes rechazan and rechazo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. rechazan runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against rechazo's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: rechazan vs rechazo
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: rechazan is [reˈt͡ʃasãn] while rechazo is [reˈt͡ʃaso]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17430, 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]. rechazo is at rank #3,654, tagged as anoun, pronounced [reˈt͡ʃaso].
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 17430, this pair ranks #272,132 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of rechazan vs rechazo
Shared letters: acehrz. Private to "rechazan": n. Private to "rechazo": o.
"rechazan" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "rechazo" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "rechazan" and "rechazo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "rechazan" or "rechazo"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "rechazan" and "rechazo" 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 "rechazo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #272,132 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rechazan" and "rechazo" 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 #272,132 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.