Which to use
“relação” and “relato” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #381
- “relação” frequency rank
- #4,675
- “relato” frequency rank
- 5056
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | relação | relato |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | relacionamento | ato ou efeito de relatar |
Letter map: relação vs relato
Shared letters muted; letters that set relação and relato apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. relação runs 7 letters (CVCVCVV) against relato's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: relação and relato
relação and relato are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5056, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
relação is recorded at frequency rank #381, classified as anoun. relato is at rank #4,675, tagged as anoun, pronounced /Rɨ.ˈla.tu/.
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 5056, this pair ranks #69,660 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of relação vs relato
Shared letters: aelor. Private to "relação": ãç. Private to "relato": t.
"relação" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "relato" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- relato ← erlato · realto · relaot · relatto · rellato · reltao · rleato · rrelato
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "relação" for "relato" ever safe?
Which is more common, "relação" or "relato"?
After this comparison
You've compared "relação" and "relato". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "relação" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "relato" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #69,660 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "relação" and "relato" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "relato vs relento". 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 #69,660 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.