reticencia

/[ret̪iˈsẽnsja]/ noun

Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#38,943

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

15

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

reticencia is aSpanishnoun. It means: Efecto de decir sólo en parte, comúnmente con malicia, que se oculta o se calla algo que debiera decirse. Pronounced [ret̪iˈsẽnsja]. Often confused with residencia.

Key facts for reticencia
PropertyValue
Headwordreticencia
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ret̪iˈsẽnsja]
Letters10
Frequency rank#38,943
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of reticencia in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for reticencia is 10 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ret̪iˈsẽnsja]. Corpus data places it at rank #38,943 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for reticencia, with forms such as "erticencia", "reitcencia", and "retciencia". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "residencia", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is reticencia, spelled R-E-T-I-C-E-N-C-I-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Efecto de decir sólo en parte, comúnmente con malicia, que se oculta o se calla algo que debiera decirse.
  2. 2
    Efecto de dar a entender claramente que se oculta o se calla algo que debiera decirse.
  3. 3
    Hesitación, reserva.
  4. 4
    Figura literaria que consiste en dejar incompleta una frase o no acabar de aclarar una idea, dando, sin embargo, a entender el sentido de lo que no se dice, y a veces más de lo que se calla.

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: erticencia,reitcencia,retciencia,reticcencia,reticecnia,reticencai,reticenccia,reticenica,reticenncia,reticnecia,retiecncia,retisensia,retticencia,rreticencia,rteicencia

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for reticencia

Misspelling Variants of "reticencia"

erticencia10reitcencia10retciencia10reticcencia11reticecnia10reticencai10reticenccia11reticenica10
Misspelling Variants of "reticencia"

Frequency rank: #38,943 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "reticencia"?
"reticencia" is spelled R-E-T-I-C-E-N-C-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ret̪iˈsẽnsja].
What does "reticencia" mean?
As a noun, "reticencia" means: Efecto de decir sólo en parte, comúnmente con malicia, que se oculta o se calla algo que debiera decirse.
What words are commonly confused with "reticencia"?
"reticencia" is commonly confused with "residencia". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "reticencia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "reticencia" is [ret̪iˈsẽnsja]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "reticencia" come from?
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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.