Which to use
“reatar” and “relatar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,531
- “reatar” frequency rank
- #11,954
- “relatar” frequency rank
- 58485
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reatar | relatar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | atar de novo | narrar, mencionar, referir |
Where the eye mixes reatar and relatar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. reatar runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against relatar's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses reatar with relatar
A purely visual mix-up. reatar (/Rjɐ.ˈtaɾ/) and relatar (/Rɨ.lɐ.ˈtaɾ/) 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 58485, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reatar is recorded at frequency rank #46,531, classified as averb, pronounced /Rjɐ.ˈtaɾ/. relatar is at rank #11,954, tagged as averb, pronounced /Rɨ.lɐ.ˈtaɾ/.
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 58485, this pair ranks #8,715 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of reatar vs relatar
Shared letters: aert. Private to "reatar": -. Private to "relatar": l.
"reatar" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "relatar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "reatar" for "relatar" ever safe?
Which is more common, "reatar" or "relatar"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "reatar" and "relatar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "reatar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "relatar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #8,715 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reatar" and "relatar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reatar vs recear". 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 #8,715 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.