relevosvsrellenosTell them apart

Which to use

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

#34,309
“relevos” frequency rank
#22,169
“rellenos” frequency rank
56478
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature relevos rellenos
Definition Forma del plural de relevo. Forma del plural de relleno.

Where the eye mixes relevos and rellenos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

7 ch
relevos
8 ch
rellenos

Visual trap between relevos and rellenos

A purely visual mix-up. relevos ([reˈleβ̞os]) and rellenos ([reˈʝenos]) 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 56478, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

relevos is recorded at frequency rank #34,309, classified as anoun, pronounced [reˈleβ̞os]. rellenos is at rank #22,169, tagged as anoun, pronounced [reˈʝenos].

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 56478, this pair ranks #74,457 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of relevos vs rellenos

Shared letters: elors. Private to "relevos": v. Private to "rellenos": n.

"relevos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "rellenos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • relevoserlevos · reelvos · relebos · releovs · relevoss · relevso · relevvos · rellevos
  • rellenoserllenos · relelnos · relenos · rellennos · rellenoss · rellenso · relleons · rellneos

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "relevos" for "rellenos" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([reˈleβ̞os] versus [reˈʝenos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "relevos" or "rellenos"?
"rellenos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,169 in our Spanish list, against #34,309 for "relevos". 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 "relevos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "rellenos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #74,457 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "relevos" and "rellenos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recemos vs relevos". 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 #74,457 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