relatadovsretratadoWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#40,509
“relatado” frequency rank
#26,991
“retratado” frequency rank
67500
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature relatado retratado
Definition Participio de relatar. Participio de retratar.

Where the eye mixes relatado and retratado

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. relatado runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against retratado's 9 (CVCCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
relatado
9 ch
retratado

Look-alike desk: relatado vs retratado

A purely visual mix-up. relatado ([relaˈt̪að̞o]) and retratado ([ret̪ɾaˈt̪að̞o]) 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 67500, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

relatado is recorded at frequency rank #40,509, classified as averb, pronounced [relaˈt̪að̞o]. retratado is at rank #26,991, tagged as averb, pronounced [ret̪ɾaˈt̪að̞o].

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 67500, this pair ranks #36,948 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of relatado vs retratado

Shared letters: adeort. Private to "relatado": l. Private to "retratado": -.

"relatado" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV  ·  "retratado" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • relatadoerlatado · realtado · relaatdo · relataddo · relataod · relatdao · relattado · rellatado
  • retratadoertratado · rertatado · retartado · retraatdo · retrataddo · retrataod · retratdao · retrattado

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "relatado" for "retratado" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([relaˈt̪að̞o] versus [ret̪ɾaˈt̪að̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "relatado" vs "retratado" - which ranks higher?
"retratado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #26,991 in our Spanish list, against #40,509 for "relatado". 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 "relatado" and "retratado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "relatado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "retratado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #36,948 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "relatado" and "retratado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "relatado 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 #36,948 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