retirada

[ret̪iˈɾað̞a]

/[ret̪iˈɾað̞a]/ noun

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The verdict

“retirada” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #5,885. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,885
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acción o efecto de retirar o de retirarse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-retirada · retirada · Spanish

retirada · rank #5,885 · 11 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,885
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH relevantes

Nearest frequency peer: relevantes (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “retirada”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “retirada” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

retirada vs retirar
75% similar
retirada vs retiran
75% similar
retirada vs retrasa
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for retirada
PropertyValue
Headwordretirada
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ret̪iˈɾað̞a]
Letters8
Frequency rank#5,885
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “retirada”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).retiradacae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “relevantes” (#5,884), “reúne” (#5,886), “reflejo” (#5,883). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “retirada” va en #5,885. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around retirada (IPA [ret̪iˈɾað̞a]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,885 among 4,151 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for retirada, with forms such as "ertirada", "reitrada", and "retiarda". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "retirar", "retiran", "retrasa", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is retirada, spelled R-E-T-I-R-A-D-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción o efecto de retirar o de retirarse.
  2. 2
    Terreno o sitio que sirve de acogida segura.
  3. 3
    Paso de la antigua danza española, que se hacía avanzando y retirando con rapidez el pie derecho.
  4. 4
    Acción de retroceder en orden, alejándose del enemigo.
  5. 5
    Toque militar que se usaba para marchar en retirada, y para avisar a la tropa que se recoja por la noche en el cuartel
  6. 6
    Un periodo de retiro, reclusión o soledad^([cita requerida]).
  7. 7
    Un periodo de meditación, oración o estudio^([cita requerida]).
  8. 8
    Una llamada de bugle o sonido de redoblantes, señalando la bajada de la bandera del asta en el atardecer, como en una base militar^([cita requerida]).
  9. 9
    Ceremonia militar en la que se baja la bandera del asta^([cita requerida]).

Synonyms

retreta

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ertirada
  • reitrada
  • retiarda
  • retiraad
  • retiradda
  • retirdaa
  • retirrada
  • retriada
  • rettirada
  • rretirada
  • rteirada

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of retirada - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ertirada2reitrada2retiarda2retiraad2retiradda1retirdaa2retirrada1retriada2
Edit distance from "retirada"

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 "retirada"?
"retirada" is spelled R-E-T-I-R-A-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ret̪iˈɾað̞a].
What does "retirada" mean?
As a noun, "retirada" means: Acción o efecto de retirar o de retirarse.
What words are commonly confused with "retirada"?
"retirada" is commonly confused with "retirar", "retiran", "retrasa". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "retirada"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "retirada" is [ret̪iˈɾað̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "retirada" come from?
"retirada" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

señalado#5,890sombrero#5,892tendrían#5,899paralelo#5,866

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

orgánica11 variantsmecánica11 variantslevante11 variantsiniciado11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list