rellano

Name: rellano, Spanish Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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[reˈʝano]

/[reˈʝano]/ noun

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“rellano” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #64,929 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.

#64,929
frequency rank, Spanish: 7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - En una escalera, parte horizontal en que termina cada uno de sus tramos; el descanso o mesa de escalera.

Key facts for rellano
Property	Value
Headword	rellano
Language	Spanish
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[reˈʝano]
Letters	7
Frequency rank	#64,929
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “rellano” sits in Spanish frequency

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

#64,929

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for rellano is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [reˈʝano]. Corpus data places it at rank #64,929 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for rellano, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is rellano, spelled R-E-L-L-A-N-O.

Definition

1
En una escalera, parte horizontal en que termina cada uno de sus tramos; el descanso o mesa de escalera.
2
Llano que interrumpe la pendiente de un terreno.

Synonyms

descansillo

This word in other languages

landing(English)palier(Français)

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 "rellano"?

"rellano" is spelled R-E-L-L-A-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is [reˈʝano].

What does "rellano" mean?

As a noun, "rellano" means: En una escalera, parte horizontal en que termina cada uno de sus tramos; el descanso o mesa de escalera.

How do you pronounce "rellano"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rellano" is [reˈʝano]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "rellano" come from?

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Using “rellano”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct Spanish spelling is R-E-L-L-A-N-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [reˈʝano] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.