Which to use
“relação” is a noun and “relaxar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #381
- “relação” frequency rank
- #6,112
- “relaxar” frequency rank
- 6493
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | relação | relaxar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | relacionamento | tranquilizar |
Letter map: relação vs relaxar
Shared letters muted; letters that set relação and relaxar apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. relação (CVCVCVV) and relaxar (CVCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Grammar separator: relação vs relaxar
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: relação is anoun and relaxaraverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6493, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
relação is recorded at frequency rank #381, classified as anoun. relaxar is at rank #6,112, tagged as averb, pronounced /Rɨ.la.ˈʃaɾ/.
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 6493, this pair ranks #67,929 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of relação vs relaxar
Shared letters: aelr. Private to "relação": oãç. Private to "relaxar": x.
"relação" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "relaxar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- relaxar ← erlaxar · realxar · relaaxr · relaxarr · relaxra · relaxxar · rellaxar · relxaar
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "relação" and "relaxar" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "relação" or "relaxar"?
After this comparison
Pair "relação" vs "relaxar" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "relação" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "relaxar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #67,929 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "relação" and "relaxar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reatar vs relaxar". 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 #67,929 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.