relaxed

/ɹɪˈlækst/

//ɹɪˈlækst// adj

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"relaxed" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“relaxed” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #7,050. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,050
frequency rank, English
3,094
“R” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Made slack or feeble; weak, soft.

Corpus desk

Index EN-relaxed · relaxed · English

relaxed · rank #7,050 · 10 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,050
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH reasoning

Nearest frequency peer: reasoning (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “relaxed”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “relaxed” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

relaxed vs relayed
86% similar
relaxed vs released
75% similar
relaxed vs replaced
75% similar

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

Key facts for relaxed
PropertyValue
Headwordrelaxed
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ɹɪˈlækst/
Letters7
Frequency rank#7,050
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “relaxed”

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

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “reasoning” (#7,049), “reporters” (#7,051), “qualifying” (#7,048). Among 3,094 “R” headwords, “relaxed” is #7,050. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around relaxed (IPA /ɹɪˈlækst/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #7,050 among 3,094 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for relaxed, with forms such as "erlaxed", "realxed", and "relaexd". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "relayed", "released", "replaced", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From relax + -ed, originally after Latin relaxātus. The correct English form is relaxed, spelled R-E-L-A-X-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Made slack or feeble; weak, soft.
  2. 2
    Made more lenient; less strict; lax.
  3. 3
    Free from tension or anxiety; at ease; leisurely.
  4. 4
    Without physical tension; in a state of equilibrium.
  5. 5
    Of a muscle: soft, not tensed.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how relaxed appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. It was a very wet morning. I woke relaxed and melancholy as in the country, and walked about an hour under cover, in the middle of the town […].
  2. The relaxed rules were greatly tightened after the lawsuit.

Etymology

From relax + -ed, originally after Latin relaxātus.

This word in other languages

relajado(Español)détendu(Français)entspannt(Deutsch)tranquilo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erlaxed
  • realxed
  • relaexd
  • relaxde
  • relaxedd
  • relaxxed
  • rellaxed
  • relxaed
  • rleaxed
  • rrelaxed

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of relaxed - 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.

erlaxed2realxed2relaexd2relaxde2relaxedd1relaxxed1rellaxed1relxaed2
Edit distance from "relaxed"

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "relaxed"?
"relaxed" is spelled R-E-L-A-X-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /ɹɪˈlækst/.
What does "relaxed" mean?
As an adjective, "relaxed" means: Made slack or feeble; weak, soft.
What words are commonly confused with "relaxed"?
"relaxed" is commonly confused with "relayed", "released", "replaced". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "relaxed"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "relaxed" is /ɹɪˈlækst/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "relaxed"?
From relax + -ed, originally after Latin relaxātus. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "relaxed", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list