reclamar vs relatar, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“reclamar” and “relatar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#4,760
“reclamar” frequency rank: #11,954
“relatar” frequency rank: 16714
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	reclamar	relatar
Definition	protestar	narrar, mencionar, referir

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set reclamar and relatar apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch

reclamar

7 ch

relatar

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. reclamar (/Rɨ.klɐ.ˈmaɾ/) 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 16714, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

reclamar is recorded at frequency rank #4,760, classified as averb, pronounced /Rɨ.klɐ.ˈmaɾ/. 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 16714, this pair ranks #54,749 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of reclamar vs relatar

Shared letters: aelr. Private to "reclamar": cm. Private to "relatar": t.

"reclamar" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "relatar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

reclamar ← erclamar · rcelamar · recalmar · recclamar · reclaamr · reclamarr · reclammar · reclamra
relatar ← erlatar · realtar · relaatr · relatarr · relatra · relattar · rellatar · reltaar

Frequency comparison

reclamar#4,760

relatar#11,954

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "reclamar" and "relatar" be used interchangeably?

No. They are said differently (/Rɨ.klɐ.ˈmaɾ/ versus /Rɨ.lɐ.ˈtaɾ/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

Which is more common, "reclamar" or "relatar"?

"reclamar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,760 in our Portuguese list, against #11,954 for "relatar". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering reclamar vs relatar

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “reclamar” entry
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