Which to use
“relajada” and “relajados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,817
- “relajada” frequency rank
- #38,346
- “relajados” frequency rank
- 60163
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | relajada | relajados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de relajado, participio de relajar o de relajarse. | Forma del plural de relajado, participio de relajar o de relajarse. |
Where the eye mixes relajada and relajados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. relajada runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against relajados's 9 (CVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses relajada with relajados
A purely visual mix-up. relajada ([relaˈxað̞a]) and relajados ([relaˈxað̞os]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60163, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
relajada is recorded at frequency rank #21,817, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [relaˈxað̞a]. relajados is at rank #38,346, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [relaˈxað̞os].
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 60163, this pair ranks #59,924 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of relajada vs relajados
Shared letters: adejlr. Private to "relajada": -. Private to "relajados": os.
"relajada" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "relajados" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "relajada" for "relajados" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "relajada" and "relajados" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "relajada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "relajados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #59,924 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "relajada" and "relajados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "relajados vs rezagados". 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 #59,924 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.