retablo

/[reˈt̪aβ̞lo]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#18,377

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

retablo is aSpanishnoun. It means: Obra artística que en las iglesias expone y ordena las imágenes de culto, ubicado detrás de la mesa del altar. Desde el siglo XIII adquirió formas arquitectónicas, coincidiendo en sus elementos com... Pronounced [reˈt̪aβ̞lo]. Often confused with retardo and retablos.

Key facts for retablo
PropertyValue
Headwordretablo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[reˈt̪aβ̞lo]
Letters7
Frequency rank#18,377
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of retablo in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for retablo is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [reˈt̪aβ̞lo]. Corpus data places it at rank #18,377 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for retablo, with forms such as "ertablo", "reatblo", and "retabblo". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "retardo", "retablos", "regalo", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is retablo, spelled R-E-T-A-B-L-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Obra artística que en las iglesias expone y ordena las imágenes de culto, ubicado detrás de la mesa del altar. Desde el siglo XIII adquirió formas arquitectónicas, coincidiendo en sus elementos compositivos y características ornamentales con el desarrollo de la arquitectura.
  2. 2
    Cualquier representación de una escena o suceso mediante una colección de pinturas o esculturas.
  3. 3
    Escenario pequeño para representar acciones con títeres, marionetas o figuras de reducido tamaño.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ertablo,reatblo,retabblo,retabllo,retabol,retalbo,retavlo,retbalo,rettablo,rretablo,rteablo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for retablo

Misspelling Variants of "retablo"

ertablo7reatblo7retabblo8retabllo8retabol7retalbo7retavlo7retbalo7
Misspelling Variants of "retablo"

Frequency rank: #18,377 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "retablo"?
"retablo" is spelled R-E-T-A-B-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is [reˈt̪aβ̞lo].
What does "retablo" mean?
As a noun, "retablo" means: Obra artística que en las iglesias expone y ordena las imágenes de culto, ubicado detrás de la mesa del altar. Desde el siglo XIII adquirió formas arquitectónicas, coincidiendo en sus elementos com...
What words are commonly confused with "retablo"?
"retablo" is commonly confused with "retardo", "retablos", "regalo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "retablo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "retablo" is [reˈt̪aβ̞lo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "retablo" come from?
"retablo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.