Which to use
“reelegido” and “relegado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,588
- “reelegido” frequency rank
- #31,093
- “relegado” frequency rank
- 57681
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reelegido | relegado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de reelegir. | Participio de relegar. |
Where the eye mixes reelegido and relegado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. reelegido runs 9 letters (CVVCVCVCV) against relegado's 8 (CVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: reelegido vs relegado
A purely visual mix-up. reelegido ([reeleˈxið̞o]) and relegado ([releˈɣ̞að̞o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57681, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reelegido is recorded at frequency rank #26,588, classified as averb, pronounced [reeleˈxið̞o]. relegado is at rank #31,093, tagged as averb, pronounced [releˈɣ̞að̞o].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 57681, this pair ranks #69,515 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of reelegido vs relegado
Shared letters: deglor. Private to "reelegido": i. Private to "relegado": a.
"reelegido" · 9 letters · shape CVVCVCVCV · "relegado" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "reelegido" and "relegado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "reelegido" or "relegado"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "reelegido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "relegado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #69,515 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reelegido" and "relegado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "regado vs relegado". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #69,515 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.