retaguardia

Name: retaguardia, Spanish Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ret̪aˈɣ̞waɾð̞ja]

/[ret̪aˈɣ̞waɾð̞ja]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“retaguardia” has 15 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #18,966. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,966
frequency rank, Spanish: 4,151
“R” headwords: 15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Posición de una fuerza que se encuentra en las últimas filas de combate, es decr, en las zonas más alejadas del enemigo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-retaguardia · retaguardia · Spanish

retaguardia · rank #18,966 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #18,966
LEN-MEGA 11 letters
VOW-6 6 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 15 variants
BOOK-MID 4,151
PHOTO-FINISH resucitado

Nearest frequency peer: resucitado (-1 rank slots)

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.

respalda

81,038
responderá

81,037
resucitado

81,036
retaguardia

81,035
reuniendo

81,034
roben

81,033

What this shows “retaguardia” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Key facts for retaguardia
Property	Value
Headword	retaguardia
Language	Spanish
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[ret̪aˈɣ̞waɾð̞ja]
Letters	11
Frequency rank	#18,966
Misspellings tracked	15
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “retaguardia”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.retaguardiacae aquí:

#18,966

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “resucitado” (#18,965), “reuniendo” (#18,967), “responderá” (#18,964). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “retaguardia” va en #18,966. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around retaguardia (IPA [ret̪aˈɣ̞waɾð̞ja]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,966 among 4,151 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for retaguardia, with forms such as "ertaguardia", "reatguardia", and "retagaurdia". 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. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is retaguardia, spelled R-E-T-A-G-U-A-R-D-I-A.

Definition

1
Posición de una fuerza que se encuentra en las últimas filas de combate, es decr, en las zonas más alejadas del enemigo.
2
Zona ocupada por una fuerza militar que está más lejos del enemigo.
3
Durante una guerra, zona que no quedó ocupada por ningún ejército.
4
Cosa que se encuentra detrás de algo, o en el último lugar.

Synonyms

rezaga final cola zagazagueraremate cabo

Antonyms

vanguardia avanzada frente vanguardia

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

ertaguardia
reatguardia
retagaurdia
retagguardia
retaguadria
retaguardai
retaguarddia
retaguarida
retaguarrdia
retaguradia
retaugardia
retgauardia
rettaguardia
rretaguardia
rteaguardia

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "retaguardia"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "retaguardia"?

"retaguardia" is spelled R-E-T-A-G-U-A-R-D-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ret̪aˈɣ̞waɾð̞ja].

What does "retaguardia" mean?

As a noun, "retaguardia" means: Posición de una fuerza que se encuentra en las últimas filas de combate, es decr, en las zonas más alejadas del enemigo.

What are common misspellings of "retaguardia"?

Common misspellings include "ertaguardia", "reatguardia", "retagaurdia", "retagguardia", "retaguadria". The correct spelling is "retaguardia".

How do you pronounce "retaguardia"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "retaguardia" is [ret̪aˈɣ̞waɾð̞ja]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "retaguardia" come from?

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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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