relajadovsrelajarWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#14,941
“relajado” frequency rank
#26,594
“relajar” frequency rank
41535
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature relajado relajar
Definition Participio de relajar. Aflojar, ablandar, soltar.

Where the eye mixes relajado and relajar

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. relajado runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against relajar's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
relajado
7 ch
relajar

Look-alike desk: relajado vs relajar

A purely visual mix-up. relajado ([relaˈxað̞o]) and relajar ([relaˈxaɾ]) 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 41535, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

relajado is recorded at frequency rank #14,941, classified as averb, pronounced [relaˈxað̞o]. relajar is at rank #26,594, tagged as averb, pronounced [relaˈxaɾ].

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 41535, this pair ranks #153,139 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of relajado vs relajar

Shared letters: aejlr. Private to "relajado": do. Private to "relajar": -.

"relajado" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV  ·  "relajar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • relajado ← erlajado · realjado · relaajdo · relajaddo · relajaod · relajdao · relajjado · reljaado
  • relajar ← erlajar · realjar · relaajr · relajarr · relajjar · relajra · reljaar · rellajar

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "relajado" and "relajar" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([relaˈxað̞o] versus [relaˈxaɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "relajado" or "relajar"?
"relajado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,941 in our Spanish list, against #26,594 for "relajar". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "relajado" and "relajar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "relajado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "relajar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #153,139 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "relajado" and "relajar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "relajar 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 #153,139 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