Which to use
“relatar” and “retar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,595
- “relatar” frequency rank
- #37,304
- “retar” frequency rank
- 63899
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | relatar | retar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Narrar o dar a conocer un hecho, una historia, una serie de peripecias. | Dicho de un noble: acusar ante el rey a otro noble de alevosía, quedando obligado el primero a mantener la denuncia en buena lid. |
Where the eye mixes relatar and retar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between relatar and retar
A purely visual mix-up. relatar ([relaˈt̪aɾ]) and retar ([reˈt̪aɾ]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63899, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
relatar is recorded at frequency rank #26,595, classified as averb, pronounced [relaˈt̪aɾ]. retar is at rank #37,304, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈt̪aɾ].
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 63899, this pair ranks #47,233 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of relatar vs retar
Shared letters: aert. Private to "relatar": l. Private to "retar": -.
"relatar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "retar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "relatar" and "retar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "relatar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "retar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #47,233 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "relatar" and "retar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "renard vs retar". 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 #47,233 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.