rechazaronvsreclamaronTell them apart

Which to use

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

#17,262
“rechazaron” frequency rank
#31,519
“reclamaron” frequency rank
48781
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature rechazaron reclamaron
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de rechazar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de reclamar o de reclamarse.

Where the eye mixes rechazaron and reclamaron

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. rechazaron and reclamaron follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

10 ch
rechazaron
10 ch
reclamaron

Visual trap between rechazaron and reclamaron

A purely visual mix-up. rechazaron ([ret͡ʃaˈsaɾõn]) and reclamaron ([reklaˈmaɾõn]) 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 48781, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

rechazaron is recorded at frequency rank #17,262, classified as averb, pronounced [ret͡ʃaˈsaɾõn]. reclamaron is at rank #31,519, tagged as averb, pronounced [reklaˈmaɾõn].

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 48781, this pair ranks #112,585 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of rechazaron vs reclamaron

Shared letters: acenor. Private to "rechazaron": hz. Private to "reclamaron": lm.

"rechazaron" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC  ·  "reclamaron" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • rechazaronerchazaron · rcehazaron · recahzaron · recchazaron · rechaazron · rechazaorn · rechazarno · rechazaronn
  • reclamaronerclamaron · rcelamaron · recalmaron · recclamaron · reclaamron · reclamaorn · reclamarno · reclamaronn

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "rechazaron" for "reclamaron" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ret͡ʃaˈsaɾõn] versus [reklaˈmaɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "rechazaron" vs "reclamaron" - which ranks higher?
"rechazaron" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,262 in our Spanish list, against #31,519 for "reclamaron". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "rechazaron" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "reclamaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #112,585 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "rechazaron" and "reclamaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reclamamos vs reclamaron". 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 #112,585 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