retorted

/ɹɪˈtɔɹtɪd/

//ɹɪˈtɔɹtɪd// verb

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"retorted" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“retorted” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #43,880. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#43,880
frequency rank, English
3,094
“R” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - simple past and past participle of retort

Corpus desk

Index EN-retorted · retorted · English

retorted · rank #43,880 · 12 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #43,880
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH resiliency

Nearest frequency peer: resiliency (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “retorted”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “retorted” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

retorted vs returned
75% similar
retorted vs reverted
75% similar
retorted vs retort
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for retorted
PropertyValue
Headwordretorted
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɹɪˈtɔɹtɪd/
Letters8
Frequency rank#43,880
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “retorted”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).retortedlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “resiliency” (#43,879), “remarry” (#43,878), “revving” (#43,882). Among 3,094 “R” headwords, “retorted” is #43,880. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around retorted (IPA /ɹɪˈtɔɹtɪd/), averb. Corpus frequency is #43,880 among 3,094 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "simple past and past participle of retort".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for retorted, with forms such as "ertorted", "reotrted", and "retoretd". 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 also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "returned", "reverted", "retort", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is retorted, spelled R-E-T-O-R-T-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of retort

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ertorted
  • reotrted
  • retoretd
  • retorrted
  • retortde
  • retortedd
  • retortted
  • retotred
  • retroted
  • rettorted
  • rretorted
  • rteorted

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of retorted - 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.

ertorted2reotrted2retoretd2retorrted1retortde2retortedd1retortted1retotred2
Edit distance from "retorted"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "retorted"?
"retorted" is spelled R-E-T-O-R-T-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /ɹɪˈtɔɹtɪd/.
What does "retorted" mean?
As a verb, "retorted" means: simple past and past participle of retort
What words are commonly confused with "retorted"?
"retorted" is commonly confused with "returned", "reverted", "retort". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "retorted"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "retorted" is /ɹɪˈtɔɹtɪd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "retorted" come from?
"retorted" is a English word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "retorted", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list