relate

/riˈleɪt/

//riˈleɪt// verb

The verdict

“relate” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #63,800 among 963 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,800
frequency rank, Portuguese
963
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - relatar

Corpus desk

Index PT-relate · relate · Portuguese

relate · rank #63,800 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,800
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 963
  • PHOTO-FINISH reincidente

Nearest frequency peer: reincidente (-3 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “relate”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “relate” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for relate
PropertyValue
Headwordrelate
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/riˈleɪt/
Letters6
Frequency rank#63,800
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “relate” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.relatecai nesta cauda de raridade:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “reincidente” (#63,797), “resignar” (#63,806), “ressocialização” (#63,809). Entre 963 lemas com “R”, “relate” fica em #63,800. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

relate is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #63,800 among 963 “R” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /riˈleɪt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

relate has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is relate, spelled R-E-L-A-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    relatar
  2. 2
    relacionar
  3. 3
    interagir
  4. 4
    compreender; identificar-se (com algo ou alguém)

Synonyms

chronicledescribedivulgerecountstate

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "relate"?
"relate" is spelled R-E-L-A-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is /riˈleɪt/.
What does "relate" mean?
As a verb, "relate" means: relatar
How do you pronounce "relate"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "relate" is /riˈleɪt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "relate" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "relate", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list