retirar

[ret̪iˈɾaɾ]

/[ret̪iˈɾaɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“retirar” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #5,429. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,429
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Quitar o alejar a algo o alguien de una cosa o persona, de modo que no estén en contacto.

Corpus desk

Index ES-retirar · retirar · Spanish

retirar · rank #5,429 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,429
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH relatos

Nearest frequency peer: relatos (-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 “retirar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “retirar” 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).

retirar vs retiro
71% similar
retirar vs retire
71% similar
retirar vs revisar
71% similar

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

Key facts for retirar
PropertyValue
Headwordretirar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ret̪iˈɾaɾ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#5,429
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “retirar”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).retirarcae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “relatos” (#5,428), “rubio” (#5,430), “Salamanca” (#5,431). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “retirar” va en #5,429. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around retirar (IPA [ret̪iˈɾaɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #5,429 among 4,151 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for retirar, with forms such as "ertirar", "reitrar", and "retiarr". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "retiro", "retire", "revisar", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is retirar, spelled R-E-T-I-R-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Quitar o alejar a algo o alguien de una cosa o persona, de modo que no estén en contacto.
  2. 2
    Quitar o alejar algo de modo que no sea visible.
  3. 3
    Sacar o alejar a una persona de una actividad.
  4. 4
    Desdecirse de lo dicho anteriormente.
  5. 5
    No dar más una cosa, negar lo que antes se daba.
  6. 6
    Hablando de dinero, sacarlo de la cuenta bancaria.

Synonyms

apartaralejarocultarsuspendercesarjubilarquitarnegar

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ertirar
  • reitrar
  • retiarr
  • retirarr
  • retirra
  • retirrar
  • retriar
  • rettirar
  • rretirar
  • rteirar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of retirar - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ertirar2reitrar2retiarr2retirarr1retirra2retirrar1retriar2rettirar1
Edit distance from "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 "retirar"?
"retirar" is spelled R-E-T-I-R-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ret̪iˈɾaɾ].
What does "retirar" mean?
As a verb, "retirar" means: Quitar o alejar a algo o alguien de una cosa o persona, de modo que no estén en contacto.
What words are commonly confused with "retirar"?
"retirar" is commonly confused with "retiro", "retire", "revisar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "retirar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "retirar" is [ret̪iˈɾaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "retirar" come from?
"retirar" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

relatos#5,428Polonia#5,423piscina#5,420sonidos#5,438

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

pedimos10 variantsmanzana10 variantsJoseph10 variantsAlbert10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list