Which to use
“relatam” and “relaxar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,599
- “relatam” frequency rank
- #6,112
- “relaxar” frequency rank
- 22711
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | relatam | relaxar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | terceira pessoa do plural do presente do indicativo do verbo relatar | tranquilizar |
Letter map: relatam vs relaxar
Shared letters muted; letters that set relatam and relaxar apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. relatam and relaxar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Pair insight - relatam / relaxar
relatam and relaxar 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22711, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
relatam is recorded at frequency rank #16,599, classified as averb. 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 22711, this pair ranks #47,274 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of relatam vs relaxar
Shared letters: aelr. Private to "relatam": mt. Private to "relaxar": x.
"relatam" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "relaxar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "relatam" vs "relaxar" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "relatam" 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 #47,274 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "relatam" and "relaxar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reatar vs relatam". 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 #47,274 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.