Which to use
“rechazar” is a verb and “rechazos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,349
- “rechazar” frequency rank
- #44,402
- “rechazos” frequency rank
- 51751
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rechazar | rechazos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Impedir que algo o alguien llegue a o entre en un lugar. | Forma del plural de rechazo. |
Where the eye mixes rechazar and rechazos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. rechazar and rechazos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between rechazar and rechazos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: rechazar is [ret͡ʃaˈsaɾ] while rechazos is [reˈt͡ʃasos]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51751, 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]. rechazos is at rank #44,402, tagged as anoun, pronounced [reˈt͡ʃasos].
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 51751, this pair ranks #96,250 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rechazar vs rechazos
Shared letters: acehrz. Private to "rechazar": -. Private to "rechazos": os.
"rechazar" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "rechazos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "rechazar" and "rechazos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "rechazar" or "rechazos" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "rechazar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rechazos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #96,250 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rechazar" and "rechazos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recados vs rechazos". 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 #96,250 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.