retardo
[reˈt̪aɾð̞o]
The verdict
“retardo” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #35,235 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #35,235
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de retardar.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | retardo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [reˈt̪aɾð̞o] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #35,235 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “retardo” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for retardo is 7 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [reˈt̪aɾð̞o]. Corpus data places it at rank #35,235 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de retardar.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for retardo, with forms such as "ertardo", "reatrdo", and "retadro". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "retro", "retiro", "Ricardo", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is retardo, spelled R-E-T-A-R-D-O.
Definition
- 1Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de retardar.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ertardo,reatrdo,retadro,retarddo,retarod,retarrdo,retrado,rettardo,rretardo,rteardo
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of retardo - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “retardo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is R-E-T-A-R-D-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [reˈt̪aɾð̞o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “retro” - see the side-by-side comparison. retardo vs retro
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.