relajadosvsrelegadosWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

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

#38,346
“relajados” frequency rank
#42,122
“relegados” frequency rank
80468
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature relajados relegados
Definition Forma del plural de relajado, participio de relajar o de relajarse. Forma del plural de relegado, participio de relegar.

Where the eye mixes relajados and relegados

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. relajados and relegados follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

9 ch
relajados
9 ch
relegados

Why the eye confuses relajados with relegados

A purely visual mix-up. relajados ([relaˈxað̞os]) and relegados ([releˈɣ̞að̞os]) 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 80468, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

relajados is recorded at frequency rank #38,346, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [relaˈxað̞os]. relegados is at rank #42,122, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [releˈɣ̞að̞os].

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 80468, this pair ranks #11,613 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of relajados vs relegados

Shared letters: adelors. Private to "relajados": j. Private to "relegados": g.

"relajados" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC  ·  "relegados" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • relajadoserlajados · realjados · relaajdos · relajaddos · relajadoss · relajadso · relajaods · relajdaos
  • relegadoserlegados · reelgados · releagdos · relegaddos · relegadoss · relegadso · relegaods · relegdaos

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "relajados" and "relegados" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([relaˈxað̞os] versus [releˈɣ̞að̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "relajados" or "relegados"?
"relajados" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #38,346 in our Spanish list, against #42,122 for "relegados". 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 "relajados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "relegados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #11,613 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "relajados" and "relegados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "relegada vs relegados". 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 #11,613 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