relacionevsrelationsWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: relacione is a verb, relations is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“relacione” is a verb and “relations” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#35,224
“relacione” frequency rank
#41,600
“relations” frequency rank
76824
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature relacione relations
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de relacionar o de relacionarse. Forma del plural de relation.

Where the eye mixes relacione and relations

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. relacione (CVCVCVVCV) and relations (CVCVCVVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

9 ch
relacione
9 ch
relations

Why the eye confuses relacione with relations

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: relacione is [relaˈsjone] while relations is /ɹɪˈleɪʃənz/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76824, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

relacione is recorded at frequency rank #35,224, classified as averb, pronounced [relaˈsjone]. relations is at rank #41,600, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɹɪˈleɪʃənz/.

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 76824, this pair ranks #17,037 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of relacione vs relations

Shared letters: aeilnor. Private to "relacione": c. Private to "relations": st.

"relacione" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVVCV  ·  "relations" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • relacione ← erlacione · realcione · relaccione · relacinoe · relacioen · relacionne · relacoine · relaicone
  • relations ← erlations · realtions · relaitons · relatinos · relationns · relationss · relatiosn · relatoins

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "relacione" and "relations" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "relacione" is a verb and "relations" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "relacione" or "relations"?
"relacione" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #35,224 in our Spanish list, against #41,600 for "relations". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "relacione" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "relations" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #17,037 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "relacione" and "relations" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "relacione vs relacionen". 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 #17,037 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