retorcer
Spanish, verb/retoɾˈθeɾ/
retorcer is spelled R-E-T-O-R-C-E-R (8 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Spanish, the 62,142nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Retorcer is a Spanish verb meaning “to wring” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does retorcer mean in English?
verb
- 1
to wring
- 2
to squirm, wriggle, writhe
- 3
to twist
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of retorcer
- retuerzo first-person present singular
- retorcí first-person preterite singular
- retorcido participle past
- o-ue alternation
- c-z alternation
- retorciendo gerund
- retorcida feminine participle past
- retorcidos masculine participle past
- retorcidas feminine participle past
- retuerces indicative informal present
- retorcés indicative informal present
- retuerce indicative present singular
- retorcemos first-person indicative plural
- retorcéis indicative plural present
- retuercen indicative plural present
- retorcía first-person imperfect indicative
- retorcías imperfect indicative second-person
- retorcíamos first-person imperfect indicative
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce retorcer?
- /retoɾˈθeɾ/
- [re.t̪oɾˈθeɾ]
- /retoɾˈseɾ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to retorcer
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is retorcer in Spanish?
retorcer appears about once in every 3 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).