retirarse

/[ret̪iˈɾaɾse]/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#7,783

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

retirarse is aSpanishverb. It means: Quitarse o alejarse de algo o alguien, de modo de no estar en contacto. Pronounced [ret̪iˈɾaɾse]. It ranks #7,783 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with retirar and retirará.

Key facts for retirarse
PropertyValue
Headwordretirarse
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ret̪iˈɾaɾse]
Letters9
Frequency rank#7,783
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of retirarse in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for retirarse is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ret̪iˈɾaɾse]. Corpus data places it at rank #7,783 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 14 documented wrong-spelling variants for retirarse, with forms such as "ertirarse", "reitrarse", and "retiarrse". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "retirar", "retirará", "retiraron", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is retirarse, spelled R-E-T-I-R-A-R-S-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Quitarse o alejarse de algo o alguien, de modo de no estar en contacto.
  2. 2
    Abandonar la vida laboral activa, dejar de ejercer una profesión por límite de edad.
  3. 3
    Abandonar una actividad para dedicarse a otra cosa.
  4. 4
    Dicho de diversos funcionarios del Estado, pasar a retiro, cesar la vida activa, cuando así lo requiere la carrera funcionaria.
  5. 5
    Abandonar el trato con una o más personas.
  6. 6
    Dicho de una tropa, abandonar el campo, dejar las posiciones.
  7. 7
    Alejarse de los demás para ir a dormir.
  8. 8
    Despedirse de los demás para ir a casa.
  9. 9
    Irse a un lugar protegido, ponerse a salvo.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ertirarse,reitrarse,retiarrse,retirarce,retirares,retirarrse,retirarsse,retirasre,retirrarse,retirrase,retriarse,rettirarse,rretirarse,rteirarse

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for retirarse

Misspelling Variants of "retirarse"

ertirarse9reitrarse9retiarrse9retirarce9retirares9retirarrse10retirarsse10retirasre9
Misspelling Variants of "retirarse"

Frequency rank: #7,783 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "retirarse"?
"retirarse" is spelled R-E-T-I-R-A-R-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ret̪iˈɾaɾse].
What does "retirarse" mean?
As a verb, "retirarse" means: Quitarse o alejarse de algo o alguien, de modo de no estar en contacto.
What words are commonly confused with "retirarse"?
"retirarse" is commonly confused with "retirar", "retirará", "retiraron". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "retirarse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "retirarse" is [ret̪iˈɾaɾse]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "retirarse" come from?
"retirarse" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.