retiraban

[ret̪iˈɾaβ̞ãn]

/[ret̪iˈɾaβ̞ãn]/ verb

The verdict

“retiraban” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #58,082 among 4,151 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,082
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de retirar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-retiraban · retiraban · Spanish

retiraban · rank #58,082 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,082
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH retado

Nearest frequency peer: retado (-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 “retiraban”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for retiraban
PropertyValue
Headwordretiraban
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ret̪iˈɾaβ̞ãn]
Letters9
Frequency rank#58,082
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “retiraban” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.retirabancae 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: “retado” (#58,081), “restaba” (#58,080), “resplandece” (#58,079). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “retiraban” va en #58,082. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

retiraban is uncommon Spanish at frequency #58,082 among 4,151 “R” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ret̪iˈɾaβ̞ãn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de retirar.".

retiraban has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is retiraban, spelled R-E-T-I-R-A-B-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de retirar.

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 "retiraban"?
"retiraban" is spelled R-E-T-I-R-A-B-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ret̪iˈɾaβ̞ãn].
What does "retiraban" mean?
As a verb, "retiraban" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de retirar.
How do you pronounce "retiraban"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "retiraban" is [ret̪iˈɾaβ̞ãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list