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

#38,347
“relevado” frequency rank
#14,446
“relevo” frequency rank
52793
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature relevado relevo
Definition Participio de relevar. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de relevar.

Where the eye mixes relevado and relevo

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. relevado runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against relevo's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
relevado
6 ch
relevo

Look-alike desk: relevado vs relevo

A purely visual mix-up. relevado ([releˈβ̞að̞o]) and relevo ([reˈleβ̞o]) 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 52793, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

relevado is recorded at frequency rank #38,347, classified as averb, pronounced [releˈβ̞að̞o]. relevo is at rank #14,446, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈleβ̞o].

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 52793, this pair ranks #90,961 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of relevado vs relevo

Shared letters: elorv. Private to "relevado": ad. Private to "relevo": -.

"relevado" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV  ·  "relevo" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • relevado ← erlevado · reelvado · releavdo · relebado · relevaddo · relevaod · relevdao · relevvado
  • relevo ← erlevo · reelvo · relebo · releov · relevvo · rellevo · relveo · rleevo

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "relevado" and "relevo" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([releˈβ̞að̞o] versus [reˈleβ̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "relevado" vs "relevo" - which ranks higher?
"relevo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,446 in our Spanish list, against #38,347 for "relevado". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "relevado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "relevo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #90,961 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "relevado" and "relevo" 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 #90,961 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