Which to use
“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.
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
- rechazar ← erchazar · rcehazar · recahzar · recchazar · rechaazr · rechazarr · rechazra · rechazzar
- rechazaron ← erchazaron · rcehazaron · recahzaron · recchazaron · rechaazron · rechazaorn · rechazarno · rechazaronn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rechazar" for "rechazaron" ever safe?
Frequency check: "rechazar" vs "rechazaron" - which ranks higher?
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.