rechazanvsreclamanTell them apart

Which to use

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

#13,776
“rechazan” frequency rank
#12,046
“reclaman” frequency rank
25822
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature rechazan reclaman
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 presente de indicativo de reclamar o de reclamarse.

Where the eye mixes rechazan and reclaman

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. rechazan and reclaman follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

8 ch
rechazan
8 ch
reclaman

Visual trap between rechazan and reclaman

A purely visual mix-up. rechazan ([reˈt͡ʃasãn]) and reclaman ([reˈklamãn]) 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 25822, 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]. reclaman is at rank #12,046, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈklamãn].

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 25822, this pair ranks #234,643 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of rechazan vs reclaman

Shared letters: acenr. Private to "rechazan": hz. Private to "reclaman": lm.

"rechazan" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC  ·  "reclaman" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • rechazanerchazan · rcehazan · recahzan · recchazan · rechaazn · rechazann · rechazna · rechazzan
  • reclamanerclaman · rcelaman · recalman · recclaman · reclaamn · reclamann · reclamman · reclamna

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "rechazan" and "reclaman" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([reˈt͡ʃasãn] versus [reˈklamãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "rechazan" or "reclaman"?
"reclaman" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,046 in our Spanish list, against #13,776 for "rechazan". 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 "reclaman" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #234,643 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "rechazan" and "reclaman" 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 #234,643 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