retahíla

[ret̪aˈila]

/[ret̪aˈila]/ noun

The verdict

“retahíla” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #85,246 among 4,151 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,246
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Serie de muchas cosas que están, suceden o se mencionan una tras otra.

Corpus desk

Index ES-retahila · retahíla · Spanish

retahíla · rank #85,246 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,246
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH resucitada

Nearest frequency peer: resucitada (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “retahíla”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “retahíla” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for retahíla
PropertyValue
Headwordretahíla
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ret̪aˈila]
Letters8
Frequency rank#85,246
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “retahíla” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.retahílacae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “resucitada” (#85,245), “retomará” (#85,247), “resucitación” (#85,244). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “retahíla” va en #85,246. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

retahíla is uncommon Spanish at frequency #85,246 among 4,151 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ret̪aˈila]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Serie de muchas cosas que están, suceden o se mencionan una tras otra.".

retahíla doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is retahíla, spelled R-E-T-A-H-Í-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Serie de muchas cosas que están, suceden o se mencionan una tras otra.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how retahíla appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. el cochero estaba dejando patas arriba el interior del vacío carruaje y desgranando la retahíla de maldiciones más impresionante que he escuchado jamás.

Synonyms

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 "retahíla"?
"retahíla" is spelled R-E-T-A-H-Í-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ret̪aˈila].
What does "retahíla" mean?
As a noun, "retahíla" means: Serie de muchas cosas que están, suceden o se mencionan una tras otra.
How do you pronounce "retahíla"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "retahíla" is [ret̪aˈila]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "retahíla" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list