rejeitar

//Rɨ.ʒɐj.ˈtaɾ// verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#13,379

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

rejeitar is aPortugueseverb. It means: não aceitar Pronounced /Rɨ.ʒɐj.ˈtaɾ/. Often confused with respeitar and receita.

Key facts for rejeitar
PropertyValue
Headwordrejeitar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/Rɨ.ʒɐj.ˈtaɾ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#13,379
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of rejeitar in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for rejeitar is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /Rɨ.ʒɐj.ˈtaɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #13,379 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for rejeitar, with forms such as "erjeitar", "reejitar", and "rejeiatr". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "respeitar", "receita", "recitar", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is rejeitar, spelled R-E-J-E-I-T-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    não aceitar
  2. 2
    recusar; não permitir
  3. 3
    repelir; ostracizar
  4. 4
    desconsiderar; tratar algo como não importante

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: erjeitar,reejitar,rejeiatr,rejeitarr,rejeitra,rejeittar,rejetiar,rejietar,rejjeitar,rjeeitar,rrejeitar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for rejeitar

Misspelling Variants of "rejeitar"

erjeitar8reejitar8rejeiatr8rejeitarr9rejeitra8rejeittar9rejetiar8rejietar8
Misspelling Variants of "rejeitar"

Frequency rank: #13,379 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "rejeitar"?
"rejeitar" is spelled R-E-J-E-I-T-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /Rɨ.ʒɐj.ˈtaɾ/.
What does "rejeitar" mean?
As a verb, "rejeitar" means: não aceitar
What words are commonly confused with "rejeitar"?
"rejeitar" is commonly confused with "respeitar", "receita", "recitar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "rejeitar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rejeitar" is /Rɨ.ʒɐj.ˈtaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rejeitar" come from?
"rejeitar" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.