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“regulaciones” and “relaciones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#10,411
“regulaciones” frequency rank
#757
“relaciones” frequency rank
11168
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature regulaciones relaciones
Definition Forma del plural de regulación. Forma del plural de relación.

Where the eye mixes regulaciones and relaciones

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. regulaciones runs 12 letters (CVCVCVCVVCVC) against relaciones's 10 (CVCVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

12 ch
regulaciones
10 ch
relaciones

Why the eye confuses regulaciones with relaciones

A purely visual mix-up. regulaciones ([reɣ̞ulaˈsjones]) and relaciones ([relaˈsjones]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11168, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

regulaciones is recorded at frequency rank #10,411, classified as anoun, pronounced [reɣ̞ulaˈsjones]. relaciones is at rank #757, tagged as anoun, pronounced [relaˈsjones].

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 11168, this pair ranks #296,052 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of regulaciones vs relaciones

Shared letters: aceilnors. Private to "regulaciones": gu. Private to "relaciones": -.

"regulaciones" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVCVC  ·  "relaciones" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • regulaciones ← ergulaciones · reggulaciones · regluaciones · regualciones · regulacciones · regulacinoes · regulacioens · regulacioness
  • relaciones ← erlaciones · realciones · relacciones · relacinoes · relacioens · relacioness · relacionnes · relacionse

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "regulaciones" and "relaciones" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([reɣ̞ulaˈsjones] versus [relaˈsjones]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "regulaciones" vs "relaciones" - which ranks higher?
"relaciones" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #757 in our Spanish list, against #10,411 for "regulaciones". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "regulaciones" and "relaciones" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "regulaciones" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "relaciones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #296,052 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "regulaciones" and "relaciones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "relacionen vs relaciones". 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 #296,052 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list