rezanvsrezoWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: rezan is a verb, rezo is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“rezan” is a verb and “rezo” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#34,759
“rezan” frequency rank
#16,694
“rezo” frequency rank
51453
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature rezan rezo
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de rezar. Acción o efecto de rezar.

Where the eye mixes rezan and rezo

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
rezan
4 ch
rezo

Why the eye confuses rezan with rezo

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: rezan is [ˈresãn] while rezo is [ˈreso]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51453, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

rezan is recorded at frequency rank #34,759, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈresãn]. rezo is at rank #16,694, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈreso].

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 51453, this pair ranks #97,803 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of rezan vs rezo

Shared letters: erz. Private to "rezan": an. Private to "rezo": o.

"rezan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "rezo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • rezanerzan · reazn · rezann · rezna · rezzan · rrezan · rzean
  • rezoerzo · reoz · rezzo · rrezo · rzeo

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "rezan" and "rezo" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "rezan" is a verb and "rezo" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "rezan" or "rezo" show up more?
"rezo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,694 in our Spanish list, against #34,759 for "rezan". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "rezan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "rezo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #97,803 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "rezan" and "rezo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rezan vs ruegan". 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 #97,803 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