rezanvsrozarTell them apart

Which to use

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

#34,759
“rezan” frequency rank
#39,444
“rozar” frequency rank
74203
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature rezan rozar
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de rezar. Apenas tocar en movimiento un borde de un cuerpo físico a otro.

Where the eye mixes rezan and rozar

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

5 ch
rezan
5 ch
rozar

Visual trap between rezan and rozar

A purely visual mix-up. rezan ([ˈresãn]) and rozar ([roˈsaɾ]) 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 74203, 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]. rozar is at rank #39,444, tagged as averb, pronounced [roˈsaɾ].

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 74203, this pair ranks #21,757 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of rezan vs rozar

Shared letters: arz. Private to "rezan": en. Private to "rozar": o.

"rezan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "rozar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • rezanerzan · reazn · rezann · rezna · rezzan · rrezan · rzean
  • rozarorzar · roazr · rozarr · rozra · rozzar · rrozar · rzoar

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "rezan" and "rozar" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈresãn] versus [roˈsaɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "rezan" vs "rozar" - which ranks higher?
"rezan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #34,759 in our Spanish list, against #39,444 for "rozar". 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 "rezan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "rozar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #21,757 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "rezan" and "rozar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rozan vs rozar". 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 #21,757 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