relajadovsrematadoWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#14,941
“relajado” frequency rank
#44,411
“rematado” frequency rank
59352
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature relajado rematado
Definition Participio de relajar. Participio de rematar.

Where the eye mixes relajado and rematado

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

8 ch
relajado
8 ch
rematado

Why the eye confuses relajado with rematado

A purely visual mix-up. relajado ([relaˈxað̞o]) and rematado ([remaˈt̪að̞o]) 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 59352, 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]. rematado is at rank #44,411, tagged as averb, pronounced [remaˈt̪að̞o].

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 59352, this pair ranks #62,916 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of relajado vs rematado

Shared letters: adeor. Private to "relajado": jl. Private to "rematado": mt.

"relajado" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV  ·  "rematado" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • relajadoerlajado · realjado · relaajdo · relajaddo · relajaod · relajdao · relajjado · reljaado
  • rematadoermatado · reamtado · remaatdo · remataddo · remataod · rematdao · remattado · remmatado

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "relajado" and "rematado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([relaˈxað̞o] versus [remaˈt̪að̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "relajado" vs "rematado" - which ranks higher?
"relajado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,941 in our Spanish list, against #44,411 for "rematado". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "relajado" and "rematado" 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 "rematado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #62,916 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "relajado" and "rematado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rematado vs rentado". 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 #62,916 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