Which to use
“relegada” and “relegados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,038
- “relegada” frequency rank
- #42,122
- “relegados” frequency rank
- 90160
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | relegada | relegados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de relegado, participio de relegar. | Forma del plural de relegado, participio de relegar. |
Where the eye mixes relegada and relegados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. relegada runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against relegados's 9 (CVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses relegada with relegados
A purely visual mix-up. relegada ([releˈɣ̞að̞a]) and relegados ([releˈɣ̞að̞os]) 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 90160, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
relegada is recorded at frequency rank #48,038, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [releˈɣ̞að̞a]. relegados is at rank #42,122, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [releˈɣ̞að̞os].
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 90160, this pair ranks #2,678 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of relegada vs relegados
Shared letters: adeglr. Private to "relegada": -. Private to "relegados": os.
"relegada" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "relegados" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "relegada" for "relegados" ever safe?
Frequency check: "relegada" vs "relegados" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "relegada" and "relegados" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "relegada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "relegados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,678 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "relegada" and "relegados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "relegada vs relevado". 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 #2,678 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.