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retirada

Spanish, noun/retiˈɾada/

retirada is spelled R-E-T-I-R-A-D-A (8 letters) and appears 13 times per million words in written Spanish, the 5,810th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Retirada is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “withdrawal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of retirado. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Acción o efecto de retirar o de retirarse”.

What does retirada mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininewithdrawal

adjective

  1. 1

    femininefeminine singular of retirado

verb

  1. 1

    femininefeminine singular of retirado

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Acción o efecto de retirar o de retirarse. 2. Terreno o sitio que sirve de acogida segura. 3. Paso de la antigua danza española, que se hacía avanzando y retirando con rapidez el pie derecho. 4. Acción de retroceder en orden, alejándose del enemigo.

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of retirada

  • retiradas plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce retirada?

  • /retiˈɾada/
  • [re.t̪iˈɾa.ð̞a]
  • [ret̪iˈɾað̞a]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to retirada

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is retirada in Spanish?

retirada appears 13 times per million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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