Which to use
“refutar” and “relatar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,427
- “refutar” frequency rank
- #26,595
- “relatar” frequency rank
- 52022
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | refutar | relatar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Contradecir o impugnar afirmaciones de alguien con razones y argumentos. | Narrar o dar a conocer un hecho, una historia, una serie de peripecias. |
Where the eye mixes refutar and relatar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between refutar and relatar
A purely visual mix-up. refutar ([refuˈt̪aɾ]) and relatar ([relaˈt̪aɾ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52022, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
refutar is recorded at frequency rank #25,427, classified as averb, pronounced [refuˈt̪aɾ]. relatar is at rank #26,595, tagged as averb, pronounced [relaˈt̪aɾ].
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 52022, this pair ranks #94,821 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of refutar vs relatar
Shared letters: aert. Private to "refutar": fu. Private to "relatar": l.
"refutar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "relatar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "refutar" for "relatar" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "refutar" or "relatar" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "refutar" and "relatar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "refutar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "relatar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #94,821 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "refutar" and "relatar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rebasar vs relatar". 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 #94,821 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.