relajar

[relaˈxaɾ]

/[relaˈxaɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“relajar” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #26,594. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,594
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Aflojar, ablandar, soltar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-relajar · relajar · Spanish

relajar · rank #26,594 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,594
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH relatar

Nearest frequency peer: relatar (+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 “relajar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “relajar” 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).

relajar vs relata
71% similar
relajar vs relajo
71% similar
relajar vs relaje
71% similar

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

Key facts for relajar
PropertyValue
Headwordrelajar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[relaˈxaɾ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#26,594
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “relajar”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.relajarcae 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 “relatar” (#26,595), “rehusó” (#26,592), “remisión” (#26,596). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “relajar” va en #26,594. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around relajar (IPA [relaˈxaɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #26,594 among 4,151 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for relajar, with forms such as "erlajar", "realjar", and "relaajr". 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, "relata", "relajo", "relaje", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is relajar, spelled R-E-L-A-J-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Aflojar, ablandar, soltar.
  2. 2
    Ocasionar descaecimiento de la observancia de una ley, regla.
  3. 3
    Relevar de algún voto o juramento.
  4. 4
    Entretener el ánimo con algún descanso.
  5. 5
    Viciar, corromper, pervertir.
  6. 6
    Estragar.
  7. 7
    Desorganizar.
  8. 8
    Disolver vínculos morales.
  9. 9
    Disminuir la pena.

This word in other languages

relax(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erlajar
  • realjar
  • relaajr
  • relajarr
  • relajjar
  • relajra
  • reljaar
  • rellajar
  • rleajar
  • rrelajar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

erlajar2realjar2relaajr2relajarr1relajjar1relajra2reljaar2rellajar1
Edit distance from "relajar"

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 "relajar"?
"relajar" is spelled R-E-L-A-J-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [relaˈxaɾ].
What does "relajar" mean?
As a verb, "relajar" means: Aflojar, ablandar, soltar.
What words are commonly confused with "relajar"?
"relajar" is commonly confused with "relata", "relajo", "relaje". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "relajar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "relajar" is [relaˈxaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "relajar" come from?
"relajar" 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 "relajar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

relatar#26,595rehacer#26,591rallado#26,584sacudir#26,611

Similar misspelling depth

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

strong10 variantsstudios10 variantspelvis10 variantssurtido10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list