retirada
[ret̪iˈɾað̞a]
The verdict
“retirada” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #5,885 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #5,885
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 13
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Acción o efecto de retirar o de retirarse.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | retirada |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ret̪iˈɾað̞a] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #5,885 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 13 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “retirada” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for retirada is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ret̪iˈɾað̞a]. Corpus data places it at rank #5,885 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1Acción o efecto de retirar o de retirarse.
- 2Terreno o sitio que sirve de acogida segura.
- 3Paso de la antigua danza española, que se hacía avanzando y retirando con rapidez el pie derecho.
- 4Acción de retroceder en orden, alejándose del enemigo.
- 5Toque militar que se usaba para marchar en retirada, y para avisar a la tropa que se recoja por la noche en el cuartel
- 6Un periodo de retiro, reclusión o soledad^([cita requerida]).
- 7Un periodo de meditación, oración o estudio^([cita requerida]).
- 8Una 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]).
- 9Ceremonia militar en la que se baja la bandera del asta^([cita requerida]).
Synonyms
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.
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.
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Using “retirada”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is R-E-T-I-R-A-D-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ret̪iˈɾað̞a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “retirar” - see the side-by-side comparison. retirada vs retirar
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.