relato

/[reˈlat̪o]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#3,439

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

relato is aSpanishnoun. It means: Narración que se hace de un hecho o suceso. Pronounced [reˈlat̪o]. It ranks #3,439 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with reto and resto.

Key facts for relato
PropertyValue
Headwordrelato
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[reˈlat̪o]
Letters6
Frequency rank#3,439
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for relato is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [reˈlat̪o]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,439 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 3 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 relato, with forms such as "erlato", "realto", and "relaot". 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, "reto", "resto", "relax", 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 relato, spelled R-E-L-A-T-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Narración que se hace de un hecho o suceso.
  2. 2
    Cuento o narración de carácter más breve que la novela.
  3. 3
    Narración mitológica, falsa y exagerada que se hace para enaltecer a un pueblo y para dar una demostración de su superioridad por sobre las demás civilizaciones.

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: erlato,realto,relaot,relatto,rellato,reltao,rleato,rrelato

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for relato

Misspelling Variants of "relato"

erlato6realto6relaot6relatto7rellato7reltao6rleato6rrelato7
Misspelling Variants of "relato"

Frequency rank: #3,439 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "relato"?
"relato" is spelled R-E-L-A-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [reˈlat̪o].
What does "relato" mean?
As a noun, "relato" means: Narración que se hace de un hecho o suceso.
What words are commonly confused with "relato"?
"relato" is commonly confused with "reto", "resto", "relax". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "relato"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "relato" is [reˈlat̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "relato" come from?
"relato" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Spanish words

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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.