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“relaja” and “relajado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,574
- “relaja” frequency rank
- #14,941
- “relajado” frequency rank
- 38515
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | relaja | relajado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de relajar o de relajarse. | Participio de relajar. |
Where the eye mixes relaja and relajado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. relaja runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against relajado's 8 (CVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses relaja with relajado
A purely visual mix-up. relaja ([reˈlaxa]) and relajado ([relaˈxað̞o]) 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 extra letter(s) - “relaja” sits inside “relajado”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38515, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
relaja is recorded at frequency rank #23,574, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈlaxa]. relajado is at rank #14,941, tagged as averb, pronounced [relaˈxað̞o].
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 38515, this pair ranks #169,602 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of relaja vs relajado
Shared letters: aejlr. Private to "relaja": -. Private to "relajado": do.
"relaja" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "relajado" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "relaja" and "relajado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "relaja" or "relajado"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "relaja" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "relajado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #169,602 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "relaja" and "relajado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "relaja vs relaje". 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 #169,602 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.