relacionesvsrevelacionesTell them apart

Which to use

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

#757
“relaciones” frequency rank
#17,276
“revelaciones” frequency rank
18033
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature relaciones revelaciones
Definition Forma del plural de relación. Forma del plural de revelación.

Where the eye mixes relaciones and revelaciones

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

10 ch
relaciones
12 ch
revelaciones

Visual trap between relaciones and revelaciones

A purely visual mix-up. relaciones ([relaˈsjones]) and revelaciones ([reβ̞elaˈsjones]) 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 18033, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

relaciones is recorded at frequency rank #757, classified as anoun, pronounced [relaˈsjones]. revelaciones is at rank #17,276, tagged as anoun, pronounced [reβ̞elaˈsjones].

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 18033, this pair ranks #269,614 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of relaciones vs revelaciones

Shared letters: aceilnors. Private to "relaciones": -. Private to "revelaciones": v.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • relaciones ← erlaciones · realciones · relacciones · relacinoes · relacioens · relacioness · relacionnes · relacionse
  • revelaciones ← ervelaciones · rebelaciones · reevlaciones · revealciones · revelacciones · revelacinoes · revelacioens · revelacioness

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "relaciones" and "revelaciones" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([relaˈsjones] versus [reβ̞elaˈsjones]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "relaciones" or "revelaciones"?
"relaciones" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #757 in our Spanish list, against #17,276 for "revelaciones". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "relaciones" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "revelaciones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #269,614 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "relaciones" and "revelaciones" 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 #269,614 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