retentiva
[ret̪ẽn̪ˈt̪iβ̞a]
The verdict
“retentiva” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Aptitud para recordar las cosas.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | retentiva |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ret̪ẽn̪ˈt̪iβ̞a] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “retentiva” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
retentiva is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ret̪ẽn̪ˈt̪iβ̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Aptitud para recordar las cosas.".
retentiva has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is retentiva, spelled R-E-T-E-N-T-I-V-A.
Definition
- 1Aptitud para recordar las cosas.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “retentiva”
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- The one correct Spanish spelling is R-E-T-E-N-T-I-V-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.