relleno
[reˈʝeno]
The verdict
“relleno” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #8,711 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #8,711
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 6
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Que está lleno con alguna cosa.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | relleno |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [reˈʝeno] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #8,711 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 6 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “relleno” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for relleno is 7 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [reˈʝeno]. Corpus data places it at rank #8,711 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for relleno, with forms such as "erlleno", "relelno", and "releno". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "repleto", "rellenos", "relevo", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 relleno, spelled R-E-L-L-E-N-O.
Definition
- 1Que está lleno con alguna cosa.
- 2Que se ha llenado mucho.
- 3Dicho de un formulario, que se han escrito los datos pertinentes en él.
- 4Dicho de una persona; que tiene sobrepeso.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: erlleno,relelno,releno,rellenno,relleon,rellneo,rleleno,rrelleno
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of relleno - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “relleno”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is R-E-L-L-E-N-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [reˈʝeno] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “repleto” - see the side-by-side comparison. relleno vs repleto
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.