retazo

[reˈt̪aso]

/[reˈt̪aso]/ noun

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The verdict

“retazo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #91,330 among 4,151 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,330
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Recorte o trozo sobrante de tela.

Corpus desk

Index ES-retazo · retazo · Spanish

retazo · rank #91,330 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #91,330
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH retarda

Nearest frequency peer: retarda (-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 “retazo”

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 “retazo” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for retazo
PropertyValue
Headwordretazo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[reˈt̪aso]
Letters6
Frequency rank#91,330
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “retazo” en español

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

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “retarda” (#91,329), “retiraré” (#91,331), “retrae” (#91,332). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “retazo” va en #91,330. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

retazo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #91,330 among 4,151 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [reˈt̪aso]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for retazo, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is retazo, spelled R-E-T-A-Z-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Recorte o trozo sobrante de tela.
  2. 2
    Por extensión, parte aislada de un discurso hablado o escrito.
  3. 3
    Por extensión, fragmento de cualquier cosa.
  4. 4
    Trozo de carne vacuna.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Aquella mañana, sin embargo, no le vino a la memoria ninguna canción ni retazo de melodía alguna.

Synonyms

retalfragmentopasaje

This word in other languages

snippet(English)

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 "retazo"?
"retazo" is spelled R-E-T-A-Z-O. The IPA pronunciation is [reˈt̪aso].
What does "retazo" mean?
As a noun, "retazo" means: Recorte o trozo sobrante de tela.
How do you pronounce "retazo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "retazo" is [reˈt̪aso]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "retazo" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

retrae#91,332Ricart#91,337sacase#91,353Santis#91,363

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list