relatavsrelatanWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#8,868
“relata” frequency rank
#30,643
“relatan” frequency rank
39511
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature relata relatan
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de relatar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de relatar.

Where the eye mixes relata and relatan

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

6 ch
relata
7 ch
relatan

Why the eye confuses relata with relatan

A purely visual mix-up. relata ([reˈlat̪a]) and relatan ([reˈlat̪ãn]) 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 extra letter(s) - “relata” sits inside “relatan”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39511, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

relata is recorded at frequency rank #8,868, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈlat̪a]. relatan is at rank #30,643, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈlat̪ãn].

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 39511, this pair ranks #164,075 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of relata vs relatan

Shared letters: aelrt. Private to "relata": -. Private to "relatan": n.

"relata" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "relatan" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • relataerlata · realta · relaat · relatta · rellata · reltaa · rleata · rrelata
  • relatanerlatan · realtan · relaatn · relatann · relatna · relattan · rellatan · reltaan

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "relata" and "relatan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([reˈlat̪a] versus [reˈlat̪ãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "relata" or "relatan" show up more?
"relata" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,868 in our Spanish list, against #30,643 for "relatan". 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 "relata" and "relatan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "relata" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "relatan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #164,075 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "relata" and "relatan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "relatan vs reparan". 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 #164,075 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