Which to use
“relaja” and “relaje” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,574
- “relaja” frequency rank
- #49,899
- “relaje” frequency rank
- 73473
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | relaja | relaje |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de relajar o de relajarse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de relajar o de relajarse. |
Where the eye mixes relaja and relaje
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. relaja and relaje follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses relaja with relaje
A purely visual mix-up. relaja ([reˈlaxa]) and relaje ([reˈlaxe]) 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 a single letter - a in “relaja” becomes e in “relaje”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73473, 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]. relaje is at rank #49,899, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈlaxe].
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 73473, this pair ranks #23,217 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of relaja vs relaje
Shared letters: aejlr. Private to "relaja": -. Private to "relaje": -.
"relaja" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "relaje" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "relaja" for "relaje" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "relaja" or "relaje" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "relaja" and "relaje" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "relaja" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "relaje" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #23,217 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "relaja" and "relaje" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "relaje vs renace". 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 #23,217 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.