retardado

[ret̪aɾˈð̞að̞o]

/[ret̪aɾˈð̞að̞o]/ verb

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The verdict

“retardado” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #40,519. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,519
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Participio de retardar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-retardado · retardado · Spanish

retardado · rank #40,519 · 13 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,519
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH restando

Nearest frequency peer: restando (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “retardado”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

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

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).

retardado vs retardo
78% similar
retardado vs retirado
78% similar
retardado vs reparado
78% similar

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

Key facts for retardado
PropertyValue
Headwordretardado
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ret̪aɾˈð̞að̞o]
Letters9
Frequency rank#40,519
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “retardado”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).retardadocae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “restando” (#40,518), “retrocedió” (#40,520), “resinas” (#40,517). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “retardado” va en #40,519. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around retardado (IPA [ret̪aɾˈð̞að̞o]), averb. Corpus frequency is #40,519 among 4,151 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Participio de retardar.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for retardado, with forms such as "ertardado", "reatrdado", and "retadrado". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "retardo", "retirado", "reparado", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is retardado, spelled R-E-T-A-R-D-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Participio de retardar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ertardado
  • reatrdado
  • retadrado
  • retaraddo
  • retardaddo
  • retardaod
  • retarddado
  • retarddao
  • retarrdado
  • retradado
  • rettardado
  • rretardado
  • rteardado

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of retardado - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ertardado2reatrdado2retadrado2retaraddo2retardaddo1retardaod2retarddado1retarddao2
Edit distance from "retardado"

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 "retardado"?
"retardado" is spelled R-E-T-A-R-D-A-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ret̪aɾˈð̞að̞o].
What does "retardado" mean?
As a verb, "retardado" means: Participio de retardar.
What words are commonly confused with "retardado"?
"retardado" is commonly confused with "retardo", "retirado", "reparado". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "retardado"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "retardado" is [ret̪aɾˈð̞að̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "retardado" come from?
"retardado" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

resignado#40,516reprodujo#40,512relatando#40,510Rubalcaba#40,532

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

saludaron13 variantsrecortada13 variantsquestions13 variantssimpleza13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list