relajadavsrelajadosConfusable pair

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.

8 ch
relajada
9 ch
relajados

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

  • relajadaerlajada · realjada · relaajda · relajaad · relajadda · relajdaa · relajjada · reljaada
  • relajadoserlajados · realjados · relaajdos · relajaddos · relajadoss · relajadso · relajaods · relajdaos

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "relajada" for "relajados" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([relaˈxað̞a] versus [relaˈxað̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "relajada" or "relajados"?
"relajada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,817 in our Spanish list, against #38,346 for "relajados". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list