retaliatory
/ɹɪˈtælɪət(ə)ɹɪ/
"retaliatory" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“retaliatory” has 16 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #35,045. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #35,045
- frequency rank, English
- 21,470
- “R” headwords
- 16
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Relating to or part of a retaliation.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | retaliatory |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ɹɪˈtælɪət(ə)ɹɪ/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #35,045 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “retaliatory” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 16 spelling variants around retaliatory (IPA /ɹɪˈtælɪət(ə)ɹɪ/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #35,045 among 21,470 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Relating to or part of a retaliation.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for retaliatory, with forms such as "ertaliatory", "reatliatory", and "retailatory". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From retaliate + -ory. The correct English form is retaliatory, spelled R-E-T-A-L-I-A-T-O-R-Y.
Definition
- 1Relating to or part of a retaliation.
Etymology
From retaliate + -ory.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ertaliatory
- reatliatory
- retailatory
- retalaitory
- retaliaotry
- retaliatorry
- retaliatoryy
- retaliatoyr
- retaliatroy
- retaliattory
- retalitaory
- retalliatory
- retlaiatory
- rettaliatory
- rretaliatory
- rtealiatory
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of retaliatory - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “retaliatory”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is R-E-T-A-L-I-A-T-O-R-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɹɪˈtælɪət(ə)ɹɪ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.