relajo

/[reˈlaxo]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#35,723

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

relajo is aSpanishnoun. It means: Tranquilidad de espíritu, estado de descanso mental o físico. Pronounced [reˈlaxo]. Often confused with reloj and relax.

Key facts for relajo
PropertyValue
Headwordrelajo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[reˈlaxo]
Letters6
Frequency rank#35,723
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of relajo in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for relajo is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [reˈlaxo]. Corpus data places it at rank #35,723 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for relajo, with forms such as "erlajo", "realjo", and "relajjo". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "reloj", "relax", "relato", 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 Spanish form is relajo, spelled R-E-L-A-J-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tranquilidad de espíritu, estado de descanso mental o físico.
  2. 2
    Menor severidad, ablandamiento en el rigor normas y reglas.
  3. 3
    Desorden, tumulto o celebración ruidosa de un grupo.
  4. 4
    Situación caótica difícil de comprender y resolver.
  5. 5
    Propósito, dicho o hecho, deshonesto o inmoral.
  6. 6
    Disputa de palabra y golpes.
  7. 7
    Situación en que una o más personas se ríen o burlan de algo o alguien.

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: erlajo,realjo,relajjo,relaoj,reljao,rellajo,rleajo,rrelajo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for relajo

Misspelling Variants of "relajo"

erlajo6realjo6relajjo7relaoj6reljao6rellajo7rleajo6rrelajo7
Misspelling Variants of "relajo"

Frequency rank: #35,723 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "relajo"?
"relajo" is spelled R-E-L-A-J-O. The IPA pronunciation is [reˈlaxo].
What does "relajo" mean?
As a noun, "relajo" means: Tranquilidad de espíritu, estado de descanso mental o físico.
What words are commonly confused with "relajo"?
"relajo" is commonly confused with "reloj", "relax", "relato". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "relajo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "relajo" is [reˈlaxo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "relajo" come from?
"relajo" is a Spanish 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. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.