rechazarvsrechazaronTell them apart

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

#7,349
“rechazar” frequency rank
#17,262
“rechazaron” frequency rank
24611
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature rechazar rechazaron
Definition Impedir que algo o alguien llegue a o entre en un lugar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de rechazar.

Where the eye mixes rechazar and rechazaron

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. rechazar 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
rechazar
10 ch
rechazaron

Visual trap between rechazar and rechazaron

A purely visual mix-up. rechazar ([ret͡ʃaˈsaɾ]) 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 extra letter(s) - “rechazar” sits inside “rechazaron”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24611, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

rechazar is recorded at frequency rank #7,349, classified as averb, pronounced [ret͡ʃaˈsaɾ]. 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 24611, this pair ranks #240,347 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of rechazar vs rechazaron

Shared letters: acehrz. Private to "rechazar": -. Private to "rechazaron": no.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • rechazarerchazar · rcehazar · recahzar · recchazar · rechaazr · rechazarr · rechazra · rechazzar
  • rechazaronerchazaron · rcehazaron · recahzaron · recchazaron · rechaazron · rechazaorn · rechazarno · rechazaronn

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "rechazar" for "rechazaron" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ret͡ʃaˈsaɾ] versus [ret͡ʃaˈsaɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "rechazar" vs "rechazaron" - which ranks higher?
"rechazar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,349 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

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "rechazar" 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 #240,347 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "rechazar" 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 #240,347 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