retórico
Spanish, adjective/reˈtoɾiko/
retórico is spelled R-E-T-Ó-R-I-C-O (8 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish, the 47,595th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Retórico is a Spanish adjective meaning “rhetorical” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que pertenece o concierne a la retórica (arte y estudio del lenguaje eficaz, la composición literaria, y la…”.
What does retórico mean in English?
adjective
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rhetorical
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que pertenece o concierne a la retórica (arte y estudio del lenguaje eficaz, la composición literaria, y la expresión oral). 2. Versado en retórica; que conoce a fondo el campo de la retórica; especialista en esta área.
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 retórico
- retórica feminine
- retóricos masculine plural
- retóricas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce retórico?
- /reˈtoɾiko/
- [reˈt̪o.ɾi.ko]
- [reˈt̪oɾiko]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to retórico
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is retórico in Spanish?
retórico appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).