retórica
Spanish, noun/reˈtoɾika/
retórica is spelled R-E-T-Ó-R-I-C-A (8 letters) and appears 7.9 times per million words in written Spanish, the 8,486th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Retórica is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “rhetoric” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of retórico. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Arte de dar eficacia al lenguaje para obtener el objetivo deseado, especialmente estético o persuasivo”.
What does retórica mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininerhetoric
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of retórico
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Arte de dar eficacia al lenguaje para obtener el objetivo deseado, especialmente estético o persuasivo. 2. Conjunto de conceptos para el análisis y estudio de la composición literaria, así como de la expresión oral. 3. Exceso o uso inadecuado de expresiones elegantes y sofisticadas. 4. Excusas o explicaciones que no se consideran relevantes.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of retórica
- retóricas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce retórica?
- /reˈtoɾika/
- [reˈt̪o.ɾi.ka]
- [reˈt̪oɾika]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to retórica
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is retórica in Spanish?
retórica appears 7.9 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).