relación

[relaˈsjõn]

/[relaˈsjõn]/ noun

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The verdict

“relación” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #473. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#473
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Una conexión existente entre personas o cosas.

Corpus desk

Index ES-relacion · relación · Spanish

relación · rank #473 · 12 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #473
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH quienes

Nearest frequency peer: quienes (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “relación”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “relación” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

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).

relación vs religión
75% similar
relación vs rotación
75% similar
relación vs remoción
75% similar

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

Key facts for relación
PropertyValue
Headwordrelación
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[relaˈsjõn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#473
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “relación”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).relacióncae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “quienes” (#472), “sabes” (#474), “población” (#471). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “relación” va en #473. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around relación (IPA [relaˈsjõn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #473 among 4,151 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for relación, with forms such as "erlación", "realción", and "relacción". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "religión", "rotación", "remoción", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is relación, spelled R-E-L-A-C-I-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Una conexión existente entre personas o cosas.
  2. 2
    El modo o clase de conexión o asociación entre personas o cosas.
  3. 3
    Una asociación lógica o natural entre personas o cosas.
  4. 4
    Referencia, consideración.
  5. 5
    Narración o descripción de hechos.
  6. 6
    El estado de estar mutuamente interesados en especial sentimentalmente.
  7. 7
    Una relación de un grupo de 2 o más conjuntos es un subconjunto del producto cartesiano de estos conjuntos.
  8. 8
    La comparación entre dos cantidades.
  9. 9
    Una lista o enumeración de hechos o cosas.

This word in other languages

relation(English)relation(Français)relação(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erlación
  • realción
  • relacción
  • relacinó
  • relaciónn
  • relacóin
  • relaicón
  • relasión
  • relcaión
  • rellación
  • rleación
  • rrelación

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

erlación2realción2relacción1relacinó2relaciónn1relacóin2relaicón2relasión1
Edit distance from "relación"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "relación"?
"relación" is spelled R-E-L-A-C-I-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [relaˈsjõn].
What does "relación" mean?
As a noun, "relación" means: Una conexión existente entre personas o cosas.
What words are commonly confused with "relación"?
"relación" is commonly confused with "religión", "rotación", "remoción". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "relación"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "relación" is [relaˈsjõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "relación" come from?
"relación" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bastante#477respecto#460pregunta#491atención#454

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

sociales12 variantsespecial12 variantsjusticia12 variantspersonal12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list