relatavsremataTell them apart

Which to use

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

#8,868
“relata” frequency rank
#29,814
“remata” frequency rank
38682
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature relata remata
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de relatar. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de rematar.

Where the eye mixes relata and remata

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

6 ch
relata
6 ch
remata

Visual trap between relata and remata

A purely visual mix-up. relata ([reˈlat̪a]) and remata ([reˈmat̪a]) 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 a single letter - l in “relata” becomes m in “remata”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38682, 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]. remata is at rank #29,814, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈmat̪a].

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 38682, this pair ranks #168,652 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of relata vs remata

Shared letters: aert. Private to "relata": l. Private to "remata": m.

"relata" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "remata" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • relataerlata · realta · relaat · relatta · rellata · reltaa · rleata · rrelata
  • remataermata · reamta · remaat · rematta · remmata · remtaa · rmeata · rremata

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "relata" for "remata" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([reˈlat̪a] versus [reˈmat̪a]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "relata" vs "remata" - which ranks higher?
"relata" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,868 in our Spanish list, against #29,814 for "remata". 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 "relata" and "remata" 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 "remata" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #168,652 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "relata" and "remata" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rebasa vs remata". 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 #168,652 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