relatovsrepasoWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

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

#3,439
“relato” frequency rank
#15,213
“repaso” frequency rank
18652
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature relato repaso
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Where the eye mixes relato and repaso

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
relato
6 ch
repaso

Visual trap between relato and repaso

A purely visual mix-up. relato ([reˈlat̪o]) and repaso ([reˈpaso]) 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 18652, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

relato is recorded at frequency rank #3,439, classified as anoun, pronounced [reˈlat̪o]. repaso is at rank #15,213, tagged as anoun, pronounced [reˈpaso].

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 18652, this pair ranks #267,019 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of relato vs repaso

Shared letters: aeor. Private to "relato": lt. Private to "repaso": ps.

"relato" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "repaso" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • relatoerlato · realto · relaot · relatto · rellato · reltao · rleato · rrelato
  • repasoerpaso · reapso · repaos · repasso · reppaso · repsao · rpeaso · rrepaso

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "relato" for "repaso" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([reˈlat̪o] versus [reˈpaso]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "relato" vs "repaso" - which ranks higher?
"relato" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,439 in our Spanish list, against #15,213 for "repaso". 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 "relato" and "repaso" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "relato" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "repaso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #267,019 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "relato" and "repaso" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "regado vs repaso". 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 #267,019 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