rejet

\ʁə.ʒɛ\

/\ʁə.ʒɛ\/ noun

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The verdict

“rejet” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #6,020 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#6,020
frequency rank, French
5
letters
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Action de repousser une chose, de n’en pas vouloir, de ne pas l’admettre.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

rejet vs rêve
40% similar
rejet vs rest
60% similar
rejet vs rent
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for rejet
PropertyValue
Headwordrejet
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁə.ʒɛ\
Letters5
Frequency rank#6,020
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “rejet” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). rejet lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for rejet is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ʁə.ʒɛ\. Corpus data places it at rank #6,020 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for rejet, with forms such as "erjet", "reejt", and "rejett". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "rêve", "rest", "rent", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is rejet, spelled R-E-J-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de repousser une chose, de n’en pas vouloir, de ne pas l’admettre.
  2. 2
    Renvoi d’une partie d’un compte, qui doit être portée sur un autre chapitre du même compte ou sur un autre compte.
  3. 3
    Nouveau bois, de la nouvelle pousse d’une plante, d’un arbre.
  4. 4
    Rejeton.
  5. 5
    Ce qui est renvoyé hors de lui par un organisme ou tout système de transformation d'énergie.
  6. 6
    Évacuation de détritus.
  7. 7
    Procédé métrique qui consiste à rejeter au début du vers suivant, afin de le mettre en relief, un mot ou un groupe de mots qui appartiennent, par la construction syntaxique et le sens, au vers précédent.
  8. 8
    Phénomène de refus d'un tissu ou d'un organe venu d'un autre organisme.

Synonyms

refuscontre-rejetenjambement

This word in other languages

rejection(English)Ablehnung(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: erjet,reejt,rejett,rejjet,rejte,rjeet,rrejet

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of rejet - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

erjet2reejt2rejett1rejjet1rejte2rjeet2rrejet1
Edit distance from "rejet"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "rejet"?
"rejet" is spelled R-E-J-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁə.ʒɛ\.
What does "rejet" mean?
As a noun, "rejet" means: Action de repousser une chose, de n’en pas vouloir, de ne pas l’admettre.
What words are commonly confused with "rejet"?
"rejet" is commonly confused with "rêve", "rest", "rent". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "rejet"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rejet" is \ʁə.ʒɛ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rejet" come from?
"rejet" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “rejet”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is R-E-J-E-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʁə.ʒɛ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “rêve” - see the side-by-side comparison. rejet vs rêve
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list