relajavsremataWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#23,574
“relaja” frequency rank
#29,814
“remata” frequency rank
53388
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature relaja remata
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de relajar o de relajarse. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de rematar.

Where the eye mixes relaja and remata

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. relaja and remata follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

6 ch
relaja
6 ch
remata

Visual trap between relaja and remata

A purely visual mix-up. relaja ([reˈlaxa]) and remata ([reˈmat̪a]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53388, 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]. remata is at rank #29,814, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈmat̪a].

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 53388, this pair ranks #88,109 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of relaja vs remata

Shared letters: aer. Private to "relaja": jl. Private to "remata": mt.

"relaja" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "remata" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • relaja ← erlaja · realja · relaaj · relajja · reljaa · rellaja · rleaja · rrelaja
  • remata ← ermata · reamta · remaat · rematta · remmata · remtaa · rmeata · rremata

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "relaja" for "remata" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([reˈlaxa] versus [reˈmat̪a]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "relaja" or "remata"?
"relaja" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,574 in our Spanish list, against #29,814 for "remata". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "relaja" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "remata" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #88,109 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "relaja" and "remata" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rebasa vs remata". 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 #88,109 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