rejeter

\ʁə.ʒə.te\

/\ʁə.ʒə.te\/ verb

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The verdict

“rejeter” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #8,295 in French word frequency and used as a verb.

#8,295
frequency rank, French
7
letters
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Jeter de nouveau.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

rejeter vs rester
71% similar
rejeter vs répète
43% similar
rejeter vs rejets
71% similar

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

Key facts for rejeter
PropertyValue
Headwordrejeter
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ʁə.ʒə.te\
Letters7
Frequency rank#8,295
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “rejeter” 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). rejeter 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 rejeter is 7 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ʁə.ʒə.te\. Corpus data places it at rank #8,295 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 14 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for rejeter, with forms such as "erjeter", "reejter", and "rejeetr". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "rester", "répète", "rejets", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is rejeter, spelled R-E-J-E-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Jeter de nouveau.
  2. 2
    Repousser ; renvoyer.
  3. 3
    Reporter ; renvoyer à un autre terme.
  4. 4
    Jeter une chose dans l’endroit d’où on l’avait tirée.
  5. 5
    Jeter dehors ; pousser hors de soi.
  6. 6
    Vomir.
  7. 7
    Faire des rejets, repousser après avoir été coupé, en parlant d’un arbre ou d’un arbuste.
  8. 8
    Mettre une chose en un endroit, après l’avoir ôtée de celui où elle était.
  9. 9
    Faire retomber.
  10. 10
    Repousser ; ne pas admettre ; ne pas vouloir recevoir.
  11. 11
    Repousser ou condamner, en parlant de personnes.
  12. 12
    Écarter ; éloigner.
  13. 13
    Se reculer ; se porter en arrière.
  14. 14
    Se reporter, faute de mieux, sur une autre chose.

Antonyms

accepteraccueillir

This word in other languages

resend(English)rechazar(Español)verwerfen(Deutsch)lançar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: erjeter,reejter,rejeetr,rejeterr,rejetre,rejetter,rejjeter,rejteer,rjeeter,rrejeter

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of rejeter - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

erjeter2reejter2rejeetr2rejeterr1rejetre2rejetter1rejjeter1rejteer2
Edit distance from "rejeter"

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 "rejeter"?
"rejeter" is spelled R-E-J-E-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁə.ʒə.te\.
What does "rejeter" mean?
As a verb, "rejeter" means: Jeter de nouveau.
What words are commonly confused with "rejeter"?
"rejeter" is commonly confused with "rester", "répète", "rejets". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "rejeter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rejeter" is \ʁə.ʒə.te\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rejeter" come from?
"rejeter" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “rejeter”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is R-E-J-E-T-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʁə.ʒə.te\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “rester” - see the side-by-side comparison. rejeter vs rester
  • 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